,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #h1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,titus introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,transportation1 to issue regulations & 
guidance to all[ c]ta9 regional         
transportation plann+ organizations to  
increase sp>e bus ratios to #cj p]c5t1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bus ,utilization =
 ,fleet ,flexibility & ,em]g5cy         
,resili5ce ,act or ! ,,buff] ,act4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,extreme wea!r ev5ts su* z extreme heat 
& extreme cold ?reat5 ! lives &         
livelihoods ( communities across !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,in/ances ( extreme
 wea!r c increase vehicle repair &      
ma9t5ance ne$s = transit buses4  7#c7   
,op]ational disruptions to fix$ bus     
r\tes dur+ extreme wea!r ev5ts are      
dang]\s to p :o rely on bus s]vices to  

get ar\nd4  7#d7 ,transit ag5cies )     
high-frequ5cy & high-int5sity s]vice1   
includ+ regions t are t\rism & live     
ent]ta9m5t hubs1 face additional        
op]ational *all5ges4  #c4 ,increase (   
sp>e bus ratio  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation1    
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al    
,transit ,adm9i/ration1 %all issue su*  
regulations & guidance z are necess>y to
 all[1 ^u reque/1 a regional            
transportation plann+ organization to   
increase ! sp>e bus ratio ( su*         
organization to #cj p]c5t4  7b7         
,eligibility = sp>e bus ratio increase  
,to be eligible = an increase describ$  
"u subsection 7a71 a regional           
transportation plann+ organization %all 
submit to ! ,adm9i/rator--  7#a7 a      
c]tification t ! region regul>ly        
exp]i5ces extreme wea!r ev5ts2  7#b7 a  
description ( h[ extreme wea!r ev5ts h  
disrupt$ bus op]ations 9 ! region2 &    
7#c7 a description ( h[ increas+ ! sp>e 

ratio w help ensure reliable s]vices =  
us]s ( fix$ bus r\tes dur+ incid5ts (   
extreme wea!r4