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HR 1067 112th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Appropriations Public transit Roads and highways Transportation programs funding

Surface Transportation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability Act of 2011

Introduced: March 14, 2011 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Mar 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 14, 2011
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1629)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Surface Transportation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability Act of 2011 - Rescinds unobligated balances for: (1) specified transportation projects designated prior to 1998, and (2) specified high priority project authorizations under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) in which less than 10% authorized for such projects has been obligated.

Rescinds a specified amount of authorizations for FY2005-FY2009 for certain undesignated high priority highway projects under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).

What's happening now March 15, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1067: Surface Transportation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1067/
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"H.R. 1067: Surface Transportation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1067/.
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