S. 654

Referred to Committee

COMMUTE Act

Introduced 3/5/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

3/5/2019 • Senate

Summary

Connecting Opportunities through Mobility Metric and Unlocking Transportation Efficiencies Act or the COMMUTE Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to carry out an accessibility data pilot program. The purpose of the pilot program is to develop or make available an accessibility data set for states and metropolitan or rural planning organizations to improve their transportation planning by measuring the level of access to important destinations such as jobs, health care facilities, child care services, educational and workforce training facilities, affordable housing, and food sources.

Introduced in Senate • 3/5/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Transportation and Public Works

Child care and developmentCongressional oversightEmployment and training programsFood industry and servicesGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHousing supply and affordabilityRegional and metropolitan planningRural conditions and developmentTransportation programs funding