More transportation money ahead of the Utah Olympics? What a new bill in Congress would do

Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes KEY TAKEAWAYS

A new bill proposed $50 million annually for cities hosting the Olympics the FIFA World Cup.

Utah Rep. Burgess Owens and Washington Rep. Rick Larsen introduced the bipartisan transportation bill.

The bill supports infrastructure for events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S.

WASHINGTON — A new "transportation assistance" fund would make $50 million available annually for cities hosting the Olympics and World Cup soccer matches under a bipartisan bill in Congress from Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah.

Owens introduced the Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act with the ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash.

"As the host of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Ut