Bill · H.R. 10019· House(119-HR-10019)
Incentivizing Value Capture for Greener Transportation Act
- Introduced
- 8/3/2026
- Last activity
- 8/3/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Sponsored by
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Incentivizing Value Capture for Greener Transportation Act," seeks to amend title 49 of the United States Code. It aims to provide grants to state and local governments to develop value capture mechanisms and improve public transportation. The legislation focuses on promoting mobility and affordable transit-oriented development to reduce congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. It establishes requirements for performance benchmarks and the maintenance of existing funding levels. Additionally, the bill mandates that laborers be paid prevailing wages on construction work financed by these grants.
Yes· 3 of 19
Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?+8
The bill explicitly aims to reduce CO2 emissions through increased transit capacity and ridership.
Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?+8
The primary purpose of the bill is to improve public transportation and mobility.
Does this make housing cost less?+7
The bill promotes transit-oriented development that specifically includes affordable housing.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Mobility and Transportation: The Secretary may provide grants to help state and local governments improve public transportation and mobility (Section 3, subsection a, paragraph 1).
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Development of Affordable Housing and Commercial Space: The bill promotes transit-oriented development, which includes a mix of residential and commercial spaces that promote affordable housing and affordable commercial space (Section 3, subsection b, paragraph 2).
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Economic and Environmental Benefits: By increasing transit capacity and ridership, the bill aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, vehicle miles traveled, and congestion (Section 3, subsection a, paragraph 2, subparagraph A).
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Protection of Worker Wages: The bill ensures that laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on construction work financed by these grants are paid wages not less than those prevailing in the locality (Section 3, subsection a, paragraph 3).
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Support for Small Businesses: The definition of affordable commercial space includes space dedicated to protecting or promoting small and disadvantaged businesses by providing it below market rent value (Section 3, subsection b, paragraph 4).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Risk of Reduced Grant Support: If a state or local government reduces its funding for value capture, public transportation, or affordable transit-oriented development programs, the Secretary may reduce the grant support by the same amount as the decline in local effort (Section 3, subsection a, paragraph 2, subparagraph B, clause i).
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Strict Funding Requirements: Grantees must certify that they will maintain the same funding level as the average expenditures in the two fiscal years prior to the enactment of this section (Section 3, subsection a, paragraph 2, subparagraph B, clause i).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Union Workers+6Good For Urban Residents+6Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Business Owners+4Good For Middle Class Households+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Transit+8Reduces Carbon Emissions+8Improves Environmental Protections+4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5Improves Union Protections+5Improves Economic Growth+4Increases Job Creation+3Improves Fiscal Responsibility+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Affordable Housing+7Improves Poverty Reduction+3Improves Racial Equity+3Reduces Homelessness+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+3Improves Government Transparency+2
- 8/3/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House