US HB679 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

US Congress House Bill 679 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Road Usage Charge Pilot Program to make competitive grants to state or local governments, or metropolitan planning, regional transportation planning, or tribal organizations to conduct pilot studies on implementing mileage-based fee systems as a method for funding transportation highway projects. Directs the Secretary to establish a working group to: develop national technology standards for a road usage charge, as well as national privacy standards for such a charge that balance the effectiveness of revenue systems with user privacy; and evaluate the potential of the methods studied in the program to manage demand and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

Title

Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2015-02-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2015-02-03	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-02-03	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-02-03	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-02-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2015-02-03	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E152-153)
2015-02-03	House	Introduced in House