H.R. 7843

Summary

H.R. 7843, the No Free Rides Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 5, 2026 by Rep. Scott Perry (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Mar 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 7843 has 6 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7843 IH: No Free Rides Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-05
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7843  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 5, 2026   Mr. Perry  (for himself,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Mr. Roy ,  Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ,  Mr. Gill of Texas ,  Mr. Harris of North Carolina , and  Mr. Steil ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit universal free fare policies on public transportation, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Free Rides Act of 2026  .
2.
Prohibition on universal fare free policies
Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(w)
Prohibition on universal fare free policies
(1)
In general
A recipient of assistance under this chapter may not provide a universal fare free policy that allows all users of a public transportation service provided by or on behalf of such recipient from using such service without paying a fare.
(2)
Exception
Nothing in this subsection shall prevent an recipient described in paragraph (1) from providing a targeted fare policy that allows a certain group of riders to ride for free or reduced charge including for—
(A)
seniors;
(B)
low-income riders;
(C)
students; or
(D)
employees or members of an organization whereby use of such public transportation is paid for through an agreement between an entity and the designated recipient.
(3)
Waiver
The Secretary of Transportation may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) if a recipient of assistance under this chapter is able to identify a dedicated source of operating revenue for such a universal fare free policy from a non-Federal source.
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit universal free fare policies on public transportation, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Scott Perry (R) sponsors H.R. 7843, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Scott Perry

Rep. · R–PA-10 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 5, 2026

Brandon Gill

Rep. · R–TX-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 5, 2026 · Original

Mark Harris

Rep. · R–NC-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 5, 2026 · Original

Clay Higgins

Rep. · R–LA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 5, 2026 · Original

Barry Moore

Rep. · R–AL-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 5, 2026 · Original

Chip Roy

Rep. · R–TX-21 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 5, 2026 · Original

Bryan Steil

Rep. · R–WI-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 5, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 7843 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Mar 5, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7843 has taken 2 actions since Mar 5, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7843 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7843 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• No Free Rides Act of 2026 — Display Title
• No Free Rides Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit universal free fare policies on public transportation, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7843 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7843 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7843’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7843, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PERRY:H.R. 7843.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2473]

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