US Congress House Bill 5977 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on September 22 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-09-22 - Received in the Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of certain announcements, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to give Congress three full business days' prior notice of any announcement of competitive DOT projects receiving a discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit of $750,000 or more. DOT shall also give Congress notice of emergency program fund allocations for the repair of highways and roads damaged as a result of a disaster: three full business days before issuance of the allocation; or concurrently with the allocation, if it is made using DOT's quick release (or any successor) process.

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of certain announcements, and for other purposes.

Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]

Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

2016-09-21 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 424 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-09-21 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 424 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-22	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2016-09-21	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-09-21	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 1 (Roll no. 539). (text: CR 09/20/2016 H5697)
2016-09-21	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5766)
2016-09-20	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2016-09-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5977.
2016-09-20	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5697)
2016-09-20	House	Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2016-09-19	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585.
2016-09-19	House	Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-753.
2016-09-14	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2016-09-14	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-09-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2016-09-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2016-09-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5977/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5977/BILLS-114hr5977ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5977/BILLS-114hr5977rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5977/BILLS-114hr5977eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016539