Our Legislative Agenda

2026 Reauthorization Priorities

TBC's Surface Transportation Reauthorization Priorities—including a one-page summary, and a full, 6-page detailed review of our legislative requests for the 119th Congress—are now available here. Click HERE for TBC's Legislative Agenda Reauthorization Update!

House T&I Advances BUILD America 250

On May 22, 2026, House T&I approved the BUILD America 250 Act, the Committee's bipartisan, five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill that invests in America’s roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs. The bill contains many positive developments for bus transit, with much work left to be done together! Read More on the House T&I Official Website HERE Thanks for joining!

TBC @ CTAA Expo Omaha!

On May 11th, TBC Board Members and Executive Director Ed Redfern joined the CTAA National EXPO in Omaha to share our Reauthorization progress and priorities, and to share a TBC Distinguished Service Award with CTAA CEO Scott Bogren! We're stronger together

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With a membership of 900+ nationwide, TBC is the nation's leading voice for bus transit and the communities we serve. Join TBC as a Full Member or Paid Supporter today! Join Now
Our mission

Leading the Fight for Fair Bus Funding

Buses are the backbone of the United States’ transit industry. Every day, for work, school, family, and health, Americans depend on bus transit for our daily mobility needs. However, while buses provide over 50% of all transit trips taken nationwide, just 20% of all federal capital funds are dedicated to bus systems and the communities they serve. The Bus Coalition’s leadership focuses on these four key areas:

  • Ensuring Robust Funding for the FTA Bus and Bus Facilities Program
  • Maintaining the Competitive Grant Program
  • Streamlining Regulations and Improving Bus Grant Application Efficiencies
  • Sharing the Impact of Bus Capital Grants on Capitol Hill

With this focused vision, TBC and our 900+ members across the country have established strong momentum for American buses. Top accomplishments, include:

  • Securing over $8.2 billion in new funding for Bus and Bus Facility Programs since 2015
  • Restoring the critical competitive grant program
  • Ensuring a low emissions set aside for the Low/No Program
  • Forming the Bipartisan Congressional Bus Caucus
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A National Voice for Bus Transit

Building a Brighter Future for Buses

The Bus Coalition serves a focused mission on adequately funding the Bus and Bus Facility program to ensure that transit riders across the country have access to well-maintained buses and transit facilities. This includes robust funding of competitive grants. Click the map on the right to explore all 1,207 awards made to transit systems across the country since 2016!

5339 is a unique federal grant program, with equal access to the smallest rural communities to the largest cities and metros in America. We are proud to contribute to the funding levels, and policy reforms that have made this program such a strong success story since the program was fully reinstated in 2016. Please join our work and mission alongside our Coalition membership across the country.

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