Allow up to 10 percent of bus and bus facility grant funds to be used for workforce training.

Frederica S. Wilson · Florida · Democratic

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 8362, the Transit Workforce Development Act, sponsored by Frederica S. Wilson. The action says Wilson introduced the bill on April 16, 2026, and it was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The official title says the bill would amend 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5339 to allow a portion of bus and bus-related equipment and facilities grants to be used for workforce development and training.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Wilson took concrete legislative action by introducing the relevant bill, but the official record shows only introduction and committee referral, not enactment or final delivery.

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H.R. 8362 (IH) - Transit Workforce Development Act
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FTA's FY 2026 Bus Program and Low-No Program notice says low- and standard-emission projects may use up to 0.5 percent of the federal request for workforce development training and an additional 0.5 percent for National Transit Institute training; zero-emission projects must use 5 percent for workforce development unless less is certified as needed.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest FTA funding notice located after the lookback-window check indicates current implementation still uses 0.5 percent optional training authority and a 5 percent zero-emission workforce requirement, not a broad 10 percent allowance for bus and bus facility grants.

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FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Programs
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Wilson materially advanced the promise by introducing H.R. 8362, the Transit Workforce Development Act, in the 119th Congress to amend federal transit statutes so bus and bus-facility grant funds could support workforce development and training. However, the evidence shows the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, and the current FTA bus grant notice still does not provide the promised broad 10 percent allowance. Because Wilson remains in federal office and the proposal has not clearly failed or passed, the promise is pending rather than delivered.

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