Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
The bill (Motorist Tax Abuse Act) amends 23 U.S.C. 149 to bar the Secretary of Transportation from establishing or maintaining cordon (congestion) pricing under the value pricing pilot program for the Central Business District Tolling Program for New York City. In short, it forbids federal implementation or continuation of congestion tolling for New York City's Central Business District under that specific federal program.
Liberals emphasize climate and transit funding losses; conservatives emphasize motorist cost protections.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear, narrowly targeted substantive amendment that directly prohibits a specific federal action by naming the statutory provision and responsible official.
The bill (Motorist Tax Abuse Act) amends 23 U.S.C. 149 to bar the Secretary of Transportation from establishing or maintaining cordon (congestion) pricing under the value pricing pilot program for the Central Business District Tolling Program for New York City.
In short, it forbids federal implementation or continuation of congestion tolling for New York City's Central Business District under that specific federal program.
Very narrow, potentially politically divisive measure with limited coalition-building features and higher Senate obstacles; modest chance unless paired with larger must-pass vehicle.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear, narrowly targeted substantive amendment that directly prohibits a specific federal action by naming the statutory provision and responsible official. The core mechanism is explicit and legally simple.
Liberals emphasize climate and transit funding losses; conservatives emphasize motorist cost protections.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberals emphasize climate and transit funding losses; conservatives emphasize motorist cost protections.
Likely to oppose the bill.
It blocks a targeted congestion-pricing tool that many progressives support to reduce traffic, emissions, and raise transit revenue.
They would view the prohibition as undermining climate and transit goals.
Mixed to somewhat opposed.
A centrist weighs motorist cost impacts against congestion reduction and transit funding.
Support depends on how toll revenue would be used and whether low-income drivers are protected.
Likely to support the bill strongly.
Conservatives will view it as preventing a new tax/toll on drivers and limiting federal facilitation of such charges.
They will emphasize protecting motorists and opposing expanded federal involvement.
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Very narrow, potentially politically divisive measure with limited coalition-building features and higher Senate obstacles; modest chance unless paired with larger must-pass vehicle.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize climate and transit funding losses; conservatives emphasize motorist cost protections.
Very narrow, potentially politically divisive measure with limited coalition-building features and higher Senate obstacles; modest chance u…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear, narrowly targeted substantive amendment that directly prohibits a specific federal action by naming the statutory provision and responsible official. The…
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