US HB4759 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Pending: House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Pending: House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Addresses provisions related to federal-aid highways and bridges, emergency and disaster relief, firearms, and environmental reviews. Among other things, the bill authorizes emergency relief funds to be used to pay for projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges, including to improve drainage; provides grants for local communities to develop disaster preparedness and disaster response plans that include the use of bicycles; establishes a competitive grant program to provide assistance to local government entities for bollard installation projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and acts of terrorism in areas utilized by large numbers of pedestrians; requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow an individual to possess a firearm in an area of a water resources development project if it is not prohibited by law; and directs the Department of Transportation to complete expedited environmental reviews of tribal transportation safety projects.
Title
WORKS Act Withdrawing from Overburdensome Reviews and Keeping us Safe Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
| 2019-10-18 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB2237 (Related) 2019-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
SB1909 (Related) 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB1913 (Related) 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB2013 (Related) 2019-06-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB2302 (Related) 2020-01-08 - By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-200.
SB1909 (Related) 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB1913 (Related) 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB2013 (Related) 2019-06-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB2302 (Related) 2020-01-08 - By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-200.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Army Corps of Engineers
Atmospheric science and weather
Child safety and welfare
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Department of Defense
Department of Transportation
Disaster relief and insurance
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal-Indian relations
Firearms and explosives
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Natural disasters
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pedestrians and bicycling
Performance measurement
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Terrorism
Transportation and public works
Transportation costs
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Army Corps of Engineers
Atmospheric science and weather
Child safety and welfare
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Department of Defense
Department of Transportation
Disaster relief and insurance
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal-Indian relations
Firearms and explosives
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Natural disasters
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pedestrians and bicycling
Performance measurement
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Terrorism
Transportation and public works
Transportation costs
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4759/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4759/BILLS-116hr4759ih.pdf |
