US Congress House Bill 5290 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 30 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creating Opportunities for Military Members to Use Transportation Efficiently Act of 2014 or the COMMUTE Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of Economic Adjustment, to establish a Military Community Infrastructure Program to provide grants to a state or political subdivision, a public transportation owner or operator, a local governmental authority, a metropolitan planning organization (MPO), or a regional transportation planning organization for transportation infrastructure improvement projects in military communities. Directs the Secretary to conduct a traffic impact study for any urbanized area that expects a significant increase in traffic due to a military installation within or abutting such area.

COMMUTE Act of 2014

Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]

Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]

Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5290/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5290/BILLS-113hr5290ih.pdf