Requiring a study on national commuting trends, including telework and hybrid work arrangements, to help modernize transportation and community planning and improve commuters’ quality of life
Mark DeSaulnier will require a study on national commuting trends, including telework and hybrid work arrangements, to modernize transportation and community planning.
Occurrences
I am proud to have spearheaded this effort that gives us the information and tools we need to begin building and adapting communities that meet the needs and realities of the day
Evidence
The House schedule for Monday, June 8, 2026 lists H.R. 8464, H.R. 8312, H. Res. 1335, and S. 2 for the Rules Committee, and the Tuesday, June 9, 2026 schedule lists other hearings and legislative hearings; H.R. 8870 does not appear in the June 8-9 agenda shown on the page.
The press release says the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed H.R. 8870 by a 62-2 vote and that one of DeSaulnier's authored provisions would require a study on national commuting trends, including telework and hybrid work arrangements; it also says the bill now awaits full House consideration.
Assessments
DeSaulnier’s authored study language was included in a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee-passed bill, so he materially advanced the idea, but the evidence does not show enactment or implementation of the study. With the measure still awaiting full House action in the lookback window, the promise was not yet fulfilled.