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HR 6400 110th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Economic conditions Economic growth Education Elementary and secondary education Federal aid to education Federal aid to transportation Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Higher education Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment State finance Transportation and Public Works

State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act

Introduced: June 26, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 26, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jun 26, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act - Authorizes states to transfer or consolidate funds made available to them under certain federal transportation, education, and job training programs: (1) beginning with the calendar quarter after the United States experiences economic growth at an annual rate of less than 1% for two consecutive calendar quarters; and (2) continuing until 18 months after it experiences economic growth at an annual rate of 1% or more for two consecutive calendar quarters.

What's happening now June 27, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jun 26, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6400: State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6400/
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"H.R. 6400: State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6400/.
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H.R. 6400, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6400/.
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