U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10811: PARTNER Act
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the allowable government share of a project for which a fixed guideway capital investment grant is issued in cases where the grant recipient provides owners of small business concerns with certain protections from project-related transportation interruptions, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the allowable government share of a project for which a fixed guideway capital investment grant is issued in cases where the grant recipient provides owners of small business concerns with certain protections from project-related transportation interruptions, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 15, 2026:
A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the allowable government share of a project for which a fixed guideway capital investment grant is issued in cases where the grant recipient provides owners of small business concerns with certain protections from project-related transportation interruptions, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing and Assisting Retailers and Transportation Near Expansion Routes Act or the PARTNER Act . SECTION 2. Incentive for recipients of fixed guideway capital investment grants to provide small business protections Section 5309(l)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking A grant in each place it occurs and inserting Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a grant ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Small business protection incentive (i) In general Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), if as a condition of receiving a grant for a new fixed guideway capital project, a core capacity improvement project, or a small start project, the grant recipient agrees to provide sufficient small business protections pursuant to clause (ii) to each owner of a small business concern (as such term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )) located in an area where transportation …
Sponsors
- Blair, Everton (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Transportation and Public Works
Common questions
- What is HB10811?
- HB10811 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): PARTNER Act.
- What does HB10811 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the allowable government share of a project for which a fixed guideway capital investment grant is issued in cases where the grant recipient provides owners of small business concerns with certain protections from project-related transportation interruptions, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10811?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10811?
- Blair, Everton (D).
- Where is the official record for HB10811?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10811
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