Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 16, 2025
Resilient Transit Act of 2025
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants under the State of Good Repair Grants Program to assist states and local governments in financing public transportation resilience improvement projects that increase the resilience of public transportation systems from the impacts of climate change, such as sea level rise, flooding, wildfires, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters. Under the program, grants may be used for (1) standalone projects, and (2) components of capital projects.
DOT must submit an annual report to Congress on the grants provided under this bill and publish the report on DOT's website.
Source last updated: Dec 5, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
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