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HR 737 111th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Economic performance and conditions Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Intergovernmental relations Roads and highways State and local finance Transportation programs funding

State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act

Introduced: January 28, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 29, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan 28, 2009
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.
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jan 28, 2009
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 January 29, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 28, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 737: State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-737/
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"H.R. 737: State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-737/.
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H.R. 737, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-737/.
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