US Congress House Bill 5310 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Research and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act This bill grants an engineer for a public agency that receives funds from the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , or the Department of Agriculture (USDA), in accordance with state and local procurement requirements, maximum flexibility to select appropriate construction materials that meet the performance requirements of a public contract and that allows open and free competition among suppliers of construction materials, notwithstanding federal procurement requirements. A state or local government may not prohibit or restrict any such engineer from using a particular construction material. The Department of Transportation, the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, and USDA shall establish an interagency task force which shall issue a comprehensive report on federally-funded infrastructure projects.

Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act

Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]
Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]
Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
2018-05-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2018-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2018-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2018-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2018-03-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2018-03-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2018-03-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2018-03-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2018-03-15	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5310/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5310/BILLS-115hr5310ih.pdf