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HR 344 · in committee · significant

Anti-Congestion Tax Act

What this bill does

  • This bill blocks federal transit funding to New York's MTA until drivers using tunnels and bridges to enter Manhattan's congestion zone get toll exemptions.
  • It affects drivers entering Manhattan, the MTA, and the Department of Transportation.
  • The bill requires toll credits and federal tax credits to offset congestion tolls, with implementation dependent on DOT certification.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would toll exemptions for drivers affect the congestion pricing program's ability to fund transit improvements in New York?

  2. 02

    Which groups of commuters and travelers would benefit or lose out under this bill's toll credit and tax credit structure?

  3. 03

    What evidence exists that toll exemptions would reduce traffic congestion compared to the original pricing design?

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Sponsor · D-NJ-5

Josh Gottheimer

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Introduced 2025-01-14

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-14 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

  2. 2025-01-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-01-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. 2025-01-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-01-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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