The legislation would provide a dedicated stream of federal funding to strengthen the resilience of the United States’ public transportation systems... This legislation would authorize an additional $300 million from the mass transit account of the Highway Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2026 for resilience improvement grants... “I’m proud to join Senator Gillibrand to introduce this critical piece of legislation once again”
Introduce and support legislation to create a dedicated federal funding stream for public transit resilience improvements, including an additional $300 million in FY2026 mass transit funding for resilience improvement grants.
Occurrences
Evidence
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
Congress.gov's history page shows H.R.4399 was introduced by Rep. Espaillat and referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, with no later House action listed on the page.
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
Espaillat's office announced the reintroduction of the Resilient Transit Act of 2025, saying it would authorize an additional $300 million from the mass transit account for fiscal year 2026 resilience improvement grants.
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
Congress.gov lists Rep. Adriano Espaillat as sponsor of H.R.4399, introduced July 15, 2025. The latest House action remains referral to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the tracker status remains Introduced, with no House passage, Senate passage, or public-law step shown.
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
The enacted FY2026 appropriations text provides $14.642 billion from the Mass Transit Account for existing FTA formula grant authorities, including 49 U.S.C. 5337, and separately enumerates transit infrastructure grant amounts for ferry boat grants, bus testing, innovative mobility, community project funding, rural ferry service, and public-safety operating costs. The enacted text does not create or fund a $300 million public-transit resilience improvement grant stream matching the Resilient Transit Act proposal.
Assessments
Espaillat did introduce the Resilient Transit Act of 2025, which directly sought the promised dedicated transit resilience funding stream and $300 million in FY2026 resilience improvement grants. However, the bill remained at introduction and committee referral, and the FY2026 appropriations enacted without creating or funding the promised $300 million dedicated grant stream. This is a serious legislative attempt, but the promised outcome was not delivered.
Espaillat fulfilled the effort component by introducing and publicly supporting H.R.4399, the Resilient Transit Act of 2025, which proposed the dedicated transit resilience funding stream and the additional $300 million for FY2026 resilience improvement grants. However, the available congressional record shows the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no enactment or creation of the promised federal funding stream. Because the promised spending outcome has not been delivered, this is a failed but serious legislative attempt rather than full delivery.