House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PATH to Education Act
Official title: To increase access to higher education and center-based Head Start programs by providing public transit grants.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 16, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7099.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GOODLANDER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 11, January 15, 2026, Page H921):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7099, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7099
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
10 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 7 Democrats
3 of 10 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Angie Craig (D-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maggie Goodlander.
- H.R. 4549 (119th) Office of Rural Affairs Enhancement Act
- H.R. 4594 (119th) Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025
- H.Res. 1229 (119th) Supporting the designation of April 2026 as "National Native Plant Month".
- H.R. 6793 (119th) Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 5680 (119th) Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers Act
- H.R. 10847 (119th) Military Justice Leadership and Independence Act
Related bills
- S. 3661 (119th) PATH to Education ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.