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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MAY 21, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: FEDERAL AND STATE REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE May 2026 Federal and State Legislative Report.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Executive Management Committee
Remarks Prepared by Raffi Haig Hamparian
Government Relations, Executive Officer: Federal Affairs
Chair Dutra and members of the Executive Management Committee, I am pleased to provide an update on several key federal matters of interest to the agency. This report was prepared on May 5, 2026, and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on May 21, 2026. The status of relevant pending legislation is monitored on the Metro Government Relations Legislative Matrix, which is updated monthly.
Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation
Metro's government relations team continues to provide timely and accurate information about our agency's initiatives and projects with members of the Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation, our two U.S. Senators, and with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
We are continuing to work to explore opportunities to secure mobility-related funding in advance of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mindful that the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request did not include any funding for Games-related mobility initiatives, staff are engaged with an ongoing dialogue on Capitol Hill with both Republicans and Democrats to see whether our need for funding could be addressed in their Fiscal Year 2027 transportation spending bills, which will be crafted in the months ahead.
APTA Legislative Conference
Metro's government relations team was pleased to participate in the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) 2026 Legislative Conference. Agency staff could hear from and interact with key elected officials across Capitol Hill and confer with professional staff memb...
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