Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act

This bill would require the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General to conduct a comprehensive audit of how the nation’s five largest public transportation agencies spent federal COVID-19 relief funds. The audit is designed to track the specific use of these taxpayer dollars over the last five fiscal years to ensure the money was used as intended by law. For citizens, this measure aims to increase transparency and financial accountability for major transit systems that received significant emergency federal support during the pandemic.