U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10598: Improving Rural Transportation Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a multimodal transportation demonstration program, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a multimodal transportation demonstration program, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a multimodal transportation demonstration program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Rural Transportation Act . SECTION 2. Multimodal transportation demonstration program (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: SECTION 5508. Multimodal transportation demonstration program (a) Establishment The Secretary may establish a program to make grants to eligible entities to carry out demonstration projects in small- or mid-sized communities for advanced transportation technologies related to surface passenger transportation modes (including any technical support and planning costs related to such projects), which may include any of the following: (1) A project related to data availability or interoperability, a traveler support tool or service, an automated vehicle, an active demand management, micro-transit, or a micromobility device to demonstrate first-mile and last-mile transportation and intermodal connections to a regional transportation system, including with respect to the following: (A) Local transit, intercity bus, rail, and aviation systems. (B) Electric or zero-emission systems. (2) A project related to developing a ride-share program for persons in rural communities. (3) Any other project the Secretary determines appropriate. (b) Application If the Secretary establishes the program described in subsection (a), an …
Sponsors
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019) · primary sponsor
- Gallagher, James (R)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Transportation and Public Works
Common questions
- What is HB10598?
- HB10598 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Improving Rural Transportation Act.
- What does HB10598 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a multimodal transportation demonstration program, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10598?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10598?
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10598?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10598
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