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National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011

Introduced: January 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 12, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Oct 26, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Oct 26, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Oct 26, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Oct 26, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Oct 25, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 - Establishes an independent National Infrastructure Bank to: (1) designate qualified transit, public housing, water, highway, bridge, aviation, freight, passenger rail, or road infrastructure projects for loans, loan guarantees, and other financial assistance; and (2) issue general purpose and project-based infrastructure bonds exempt from state and local taxation.

What's happening now January 12, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1550 Identical bill National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
JACKSON, JESSE
· Jan 18, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Jan 18, 2012
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 31, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 31, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 31, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3259: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3259/
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"H.R. 3259: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3259/.
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H.R. 3259, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3259/.
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