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S 3250 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Providing Assistance for Transit Help to College Act

Summary
Providing Assistance for Transit Help to College Act or the PATH to College Act This bill authorizes grants for improving transit connections for students at institutions of higher education, such as by adding transit stops within walking distance of a campus or subsidizing transit costs for students. The Department of Transportation may award the grants to partnerships of public transit providers and one or more community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and other minority-serving institutions.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationAuthorizes grants to improve transit access for college students at higher education institutions, directly enhancing educational access through infrastructure and cost subsidies.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill authorizes DOT grants to improve campus transit connections and subsidize student transit costs, directly funding public transit infrastructure enhancements for higher education access.92% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Nov 2021
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Introduced Nov 18, 2021 Last action Nov 18, 2021
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Nov 18, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Nov 18, 2021
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Robert P. Casey, Jr.
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