Infrastructure Development

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To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to provide investment authority to support rural infrastructure development, and for other purposes. [HB-4575] [Infrastructure ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Agriculture ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to provide investment authority to support rural infrastructure development, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize Federal Home Loan Banks to make investments related to rural infrastructure development. Federal Home Loan Banks may purchase investment-grade securities from nonmember lenders that are organized as cooperatives, have received financing from the Federal Financing Bank, and have experience providing loans to cooperatives eligible to receive loans from (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott Introduced In House on 02/12/2016

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To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes. [HB-4531] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Infrastructure ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Economic Development ]
To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes. This bill approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau. If Palau withdraws more than $5 million from the trust fund set up by the Compact in FY2015, certain amounts will be withheld from Palau until it reimburses the fund for the total amounts withdrawn that exceeded (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/06/2016

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Partnership to Build America Act of 2015 [HB-413] [Infrastructure ] [Finance ] [Energy ] [Telecommunications ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Taxes ] [Water ] [Construction ] [Education ]
Partnership to Build America Act of 2015 Establishes the American Infrastructure Fund (AIF) as a wholly-owned government corporation to provide bond guarantees and make loans to state and local governments, non-profit infrastructure providers, private parties, and public-private partnerships for state or local government sponsored transportation, energy, water, communications, or educational facility infrastructure projects (Qualified Infrastructure Projects [QIPs]). Authorizes AIF also to make equity investments in QIPs. Directs the Secretary of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 01/21/2015

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TIFIA 2.0 Act [HB-4081] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
TIFIA 2.0 Act This bill amends the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to revise the Department of Transportation (DOT) TIFIA program of direct loans, loan guarantees, and credit for surface transportation projects. A TIFIA Revolving Fund is established in the Treasury. A set-aside of up to 10% of Fund amounts is required for rural infrastructure projects (as similarly required in current funding law). The DOT is directed to transfer from the Fund to the general fund of the Treasury amounts equal to moneys deposited (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Webster Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 11/20/2015

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Design-Build Incentive Act of 2015 [HB-3810] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ]
Design-Build Incentive Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Transportation, in selecting surface transportation projects and other infrastructure projects eligible for federal assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act and the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), to give preference to applicants who demonstrate that a project will achieve cost efficiencies through the use of innovative project development, finance, operations, or delivery methods, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/23/2015

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Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2015 [HB-3585] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Science ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Energy ] [Telecommunications ]
Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop a five-year transportation research and development strategic plan for FY2018-FY2022. The head of each DOT modal administration and joint program office shall submit comprehensive annual research plans, consistent with the strategic plan. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (ORT) shall: publish annually on a public website a comprehensive database of all DOT research projects, including research (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 09/23/2015

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National Park Service Centennial Act [HB-3556] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Veterans ] [Infrastructure ] [Tourism ]
National Park Service Centennial Act This bill establishes the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund in the Treasury to finance signature projects and programs to enhance the National Park System (NPS) as it approaches its centennial in 2016. There is also established in the Treasury a Public Lands Centennial Fund. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall jointly establish a program under which funds from the Centennial Fund are made available to federal land or water management agencies to support projects that: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016

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Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Act of 2015 [HB-3555] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Unemployment ] [Taxes ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ]
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Act of 2015 This bill: (1) prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act, with specified exceptions, for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States; and (2) requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on federally-assisted projects to be paid wages at locally-prevailing rates. TITLE I--RELIEF FOR WORKERS AND BUSINESSES (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2016

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Connected Transportation Research and Innovation Act of 2015 [HB-3458] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Artificial Intelligence ]
Connected Transportation Research and Innovation Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes through FY2021 highway research and development, including highway safety, technology and innovation deployment, training and education, and intelligent transportation systems. After receiving a 5.9 GHz Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure device, the Department of Transportation (DOT) shall test it to examine the possibility of interference with safety-related vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure applications. DOT shall: research, develop, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/30/2016

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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015 [HB-3337] [Infrastructure ] [Telecommunications ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015 Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. Makes the Bank's Board of Directors responsible for monitoring and overseeing energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. Authorizes the Board to: (1) make senior and subordinated direct loans and loan guarantees to assist in the financing or refinancing of an infrastructure project, (2) issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to infrastructure (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 07/31/2015

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Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act [HB-3237] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ]
Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations, which may include: development or deployment of technologies or practices to increase rates of waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse; capital investment in infrastructure to start or expand waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse programs; partnerships with local businesses interested in incorporating new (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 07/31/2015

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To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes. [HB-3114] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes. (Sec. 2) Directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, using available funds, to develop a Veterans' Curation Program to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist in carrying out curation and historic preservation activities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Became Public Law No: 114-189. (txt | Pdf) on 07/06/2016

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GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act [HB-3064] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Taxes ] [Public Safety ]
GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act Prescribes requirements for environmental reviews with respect to state and federal agency engagement, obstruction of navigation, historic sites, categorical exclusion of multimodal projects from environmental review, and creation in the Department of Transportation (DOT) of an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center. Directs DOT to establish a multimodal freight (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 08/18/2015

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Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 [HB-2983] [Agriculture ] [Cannabis ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Science ] [Food ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Infrastructure ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 TITLE I--EMERGENCY DROUGHT RESPONSE APPROPRIATIONS FROM RECLAMATION FUND This bill provides emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2015 from the Reclamation Fund to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Army Corps of Engineers for water projects, programs, grants, or loans in states impacted by drought. Interior is provided additional amounts for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 08/18/2015

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TIGER CUBS Act Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2015 [HB-278] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
TIGER CUBS Act Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2015 This bill provides $500 million in supplemental FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for national infrastructure investments under a competitive grant program commonly known as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. At least $100 million of the funds must be used for projects located in cities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000. The funding provided by this bill (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzan DelBene Introduced In House on 01/12/2015

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American Steel First Act of 2015 [HB-2683] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Construction ] [Manufacturing ] [Infrastructure ] [Defense ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ]
American Steel First Act of 2015 Prohibits the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and Transportation (DOT) (covered federal agencies) from obligating or expending funds or providing financial assistance for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron and steel used in such project is produced in the United States. Waives such prohibition in cases where: (1) the prohibition would be inconsistent with the public interest, (2) iron and steel are not produced in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter Visclosky Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Management Efficiency. on 06/15/2015

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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2577] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Budget and Spending ] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Construction ] [Public Health ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [International ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Energy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Property Tax ] [Real Estate ] [Air Quality ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Pensions ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Ethics ] [Taxes ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Animals ] [Food ]
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Conference Report Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S5229-5240) on 09/06/2016

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TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act [HB-2495] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act This bill provides $7.5 billion in supplemental FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for National Infrastructure Investments under a competitive grant program known as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. The bill permits the funds to remain available through FY2021. The funding provided by this bill is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Emergency spending is exempt from limits (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/21/2015

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Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 [HB-2485] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Construction ]
Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a regional infrastructure accelerator program to provide grants to regional infrastructure accelerators to establish and administer a process for developing the priorities of, and acquiring financing for, covered infrastructure projects. A "regional infrastructure accelerator" is defined as a multi-jurisdictional organization dedicated to provide technical assistance, financing options, and resources for covered infrastructure projects (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Napolitano Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/21/2015

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GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act [HB-2410] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act Prescribes requirements for environmental reviews with respect to state and federal agency engagement, obstruction of navigation, historic sites, categorical exclusion of multimodal projects from environmental review, and creation in the Department of Transportation (DOT) of an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center. Directs DOT to establish a multimodal freight (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 08/18/2015

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