To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for free public transportation for individuals who are recently released from incarceration.
Key claim: HR9898 would amend title 49 to provide free public transportation for individuals recently released from incarceration.
Abstract
(HR9898 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-23): Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Why this matters
Transportation access is a recurring practical barrier to successful reentry, affecting the ability of formerly incarcerated individuals to reach jobs, medical appointments, parole check-ins, and family support. HR9898 would extend the reentry-supports framework — already reflected in credentialing (TWIC), record-clearing, and benefits-continuity proposals — into the fare-free transit space, though its scope, duration, and funding mechanism will shape whether the effect on affected groups is meaningful or largely symbolic.