US Congress House Bill 2723 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Transportation to improve the efficiency and reliability of freight movement in the United States by establishing (1) a Multimodal Freight Formula Program to distribute funds to each state based on the amount of existing infrastructure within the state; and (2) a National Freight Competitive Grant Program to provide grants to certain entities, including local governments and metropolitan planning organizations. National and state freight plans must include strategies and goals to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, local air pollution, water runoff, and wildlife habitat loss. The bill imposes a 1% excise tax upon the ground transportation cost of property and requires the deposit of such tax revenues into a Freight Trust Fund to finance the Multimodal Freight Formula Program and the National Freight Competitive Grant Program.

National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act

Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2019-05-14	House	Referred 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.
2019-05-14	House	Referred 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.
2019-05-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2723/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2723/BILLS-116hr2723ih.pdf