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With 1,700 members, representing more than 90 percent public of transit riders, APTA is the primary advocate for the public transportation industry.
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Advocacy, Legislation & Policy

 

APTA works directly with Congress, the White House, and Federal Agencies on a wide range of legislative and regulatory matters impacting public transportation and passenger rail. Partnering with interest groups and coalitions, APTA has built strong relationships with key partners to yield positive results for public transportation.  APTA’s policies for federal legislative and regulatory issues are developed by a wide cross-section of our membership and represent the consensus of the transit industry.

Through active involvement with all stakeholders, APTA is committed to ensuring public transportation has the support it needs to keep America moving.

Advocacy Resource Center

Advocacy Resource Center

Legislative Updates

Legislative Updates

Federal Priorities

Federal Priorities

APTA Smart Guide

APTA Smart Guide

Legislative Updates

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Recent Updates & Alerts

The most current information on what’s happening in Congress and the Administration and your call to action to help advance APTA’s legislation agenda.

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APTA Applauds Senators’ Call for Robust Public Transit Investment

APTA applauds 38 Senators, led by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), for their call to build on historic public transportation investments and ensure guaranteed public transit funding in the upcoming surface transportation authorization bill.

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Coalition Letter to Congressional Leaders on IIJA Advance Appropriations

APTA, together with a coalition of national transportation, business, manufacturing, and other stakeholder organizations, sent a letter to congressional leaders on March 12 offering a new approach to preserve the federal user fee system and ensure the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.
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Join APTA’s Advocacy Campaigns Now

APTA strongly encourages you to urge your Representatives and Senators to fully fund public transit and passenger rail in the FY 2026 THUD Appropriations bill.

APTA Surface Transportation Authorization Recommendations and Related Resources

In February 2026, APTA unveiled Board-approved, APTA Surface Transportation Authorization Recommendations, urging Congress and the Administration to build upon current public transit and passenger rail investments by providing $138 billion for public transit and $130 billion for passenger rail over the next five years.

Fact Book

APTA’s 2025 Public Transportation Fact Book provides a comprehensive resource on public transportation in the U.S., providing insights into ridership, funding, operations, infrastructure, and trends across agencies.
Public Transportation Fact Book

Recommendations

APTA’s Surface Transportation Authorization Recommendations were developed with input from APTA members to outline investment and policy priorities for public transit and passenger rail. These recommendations are intended to guide the next surface transportation legislation that will succeed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) when it expires September, 2026.
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Economic Impact

Our economic impact report that shares findings that provide clear evidence that sustained Federal investment in public transit and passenger rail delivers significant returns for workers, communities, taxpayers, and the U.S. economy.
Economic Impact of Public Transit

Schematics

Our Bus and Rail Car schematics that that shows that every public transit dollar strengthens Americans manufacturing, creating family-wage jobs, fueling small businesses, and driving billions in private-sector growth across all 50 states.
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