Supporting the designation of March 2019 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
- Last Action
- 3/8/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- 2019-02-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2019-02-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 2019-01-03Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-01-03Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-01-03Introduced in House
- 2019-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-03 (00)
Build America Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to carry out a national infrastructure investment grant program for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure.
Projects eligible for funding under the program include, at a minimum, highway and bridge projects, public transportation projects, passenger and freight rail transportation projects, and port infrastructure investments. In distributing grants under the program, DOT shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and investment in a variety of transportation modes. At least 20% of grant funds must be set aside for projects in rural areas.
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a National Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund, and (2) increase the tax on gasoline other than aviation gasoline and on diesel fuel or kerosene.
Cosponsors (12)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Cedric Richmond (D-LA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
Subjects
- Department of Transportation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government trust funds
- Infrastructure development
- Motor fuels
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Public transit
- Railroads
- Roads and highways
- Rural conditions and development
- Sales and excise taxes
- Transportation programs funding
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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