US SB2518 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S5606-5607)
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S5606-5607)
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises existing rural infrastructure functions within the Department of Transportation (DOT) by creating an Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Investment and an Office of Rural Economic Investment. Specifically, the bill sets forth the duties of the Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Investment and the mission and goals of the Office of Rural Economic Investment, including to improve coordination of DOT policies, programs, and activities in a manner that expands economic development in rural communities and regions; provides for a rural stakeholder consultation process during the development of any regulation, guidance, or policy that would have substantial direct effects on one or more rural areas; and establishes a rural transportation advisory council to consult with and advise the Office of Rural Economic Investment.
Title
Rural Economic Infrastructure Equity Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-09-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S5606-5607) |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Rural conditions and development
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Rural conditions and development
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2518/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2518/BILLS-116s2518is.pdf |