Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 171.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H42):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To require the inspector general of the Department of Transportation to conduct an audit on the use of Federal funds by certain entities providing public transportation, and for other purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 171, 119th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/171

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  February 28, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 13, 2026

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  b5b8ba6f10c6a1d02d604ee527303c570a51f136736184f532ce1bb7191f5862

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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