House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Think Differently Transportation Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 6, 2023
- Committee actionJan 31, 2024
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6248.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6248, Think Differently Transportation Act” on March 29, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on January 31, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 29, 2024 ↗
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60176
- CBO publication date
- March 29, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6248, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6248
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-510 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 14, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 14, 2024 ↗
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- H.R. 6248, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6248
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOLINARO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 183, November 6, 2023, Page H5467):Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: TransportationSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 6, 2023 ↗
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- H.R. 6248, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6248
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
96df1377f3d1509566521f738c2ec19482a63e5691e25ee7b9b3e5272f31b03b
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
18 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 14 Democrats
14 of 18 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), André Carson (D-IN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marcus Molinaro.
- H.R. 670 (118th) Think Differently Database Act
- H.R. 6249 (118th) Think Differently About Emergencies Act
- H.R. 4259 (118th) Think Differently about Education Act of 2023
- H.R. 3941 (118th) Schools Not Shelters Act
- H.R. 6160 (118th) To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program.
- H.R. 4668 (118th) POST IT Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.