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Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2014

Introduced: May 22, 2014 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 22, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 22, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), in coordination with state transportation departments, to establish an innovation in surface transportation program.

Requires states to make competitive grants for innovative surface transportation projects to eligible entities, including local governments, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, tribal governments, private providers of public transportation, nonprofit transportation organizations, port authorities, joint power authorities, and local rail authorities.

Requires each state to establish an innovation in surface transportation selection panel to formulate criteria for selecting projects.

Requires a state to reserve certain percentages of federal funds apportioned for the national highway performance, the highway safety improvement, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, surface transportation, and transportation alternatives programs in order to fund related projects under state innovative surface transportation grants.

What's happening now May 23, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2891 Related bill Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2014
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2
Ellison, Keith
· Nov 20, 2014
Harper, Gregg
· Sep 18, 2014
Bustos, Cheri
· Jul 29, 2014
Schock, Aaron
· Jul 14, 2014
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 11, 2014
Lipinski, Daniel
· Jul 11, 2014
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 22, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4726: Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4726/
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"H.R. 4726: Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4726/.
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