The Home Purchase Assistance for Transit Workers Amendment Act of 2025 aims to expand eligibility for the Government Employer-Assisted Housing Program to include public transit employees. The bill amends the Government Employer-Assisted Housing Amendment Act of 1999 by defining "public transit employee" as individuals employed and licensed to operate or maintain publicly-owned mass transit systems in the District of Columbia, such as Metrobus, Metrorail, MetroAccess, and DC Streetcar.
Additionally, the bill modifies existing language in the law to incorporate public transit employees alongside District government employees, first responders, and educators as eligible recipients of the housing assistance program. Specifically, it updates the phrasing in Section 4 to ensure clarity in eligibility criteria, replacing the previous language with a more inclusive definition that encompasses public transit employees.