H.R. 3586 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes.
Cosponsors: 3 (1 D, 2 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-05-23
Latest action (2025-05-24): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
What H.R. 3586 does, in plain terms
This bill allows a state or local authority (e.g., a transit authority) to use public transportation grants to make a partial advance payment for bus rolling stock (e.g., transit buses). Specifically, a public transportation grant recipient may use grant funds to make an advance payment of not more than 20% of the total purchase order value of a bus rolling stock vehicle without requiring the vehicle manufacturer to provide a performance bond (or similar financial arrangement). In order to make an advance payment, the recipient must meet certain requirements. For example, the recipient must have a signed purchase order and an executed contract with a vehicle manufacturer that includes advance payment provisions.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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