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Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act

Introduced: May 17, 2017 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
May 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 17, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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.
May 17, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act

This bill authorizes appropriations for the nation's infrastructure, including appropriations for:

  • secure broadband internet access, with a prioritization on expanding broadband access in unserved areas;
  • drinking water improvements, such as appropriations for the drinking water state revolving fund and programs for reducing lead in drinking water;
  • the electric power grid, with a focus on grid modernization, security, resiliency, and efficiency;
  • energy efficiency in buildings, including homes and schools;
  • incentives for natural gas distribution companies to improve the public safety and environmental performance of the natural gas distribution system (e.g., pipeline replacements);
  • the deployment of renewable energy systems;
  • the incorporation of clean energy into community development and revitalization efforts;
  • revitalization of brownfield sites (commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant);
  • hospital infrastructure, with a prioritization given to projects that include cybersecurity;
  • outpatient health care facilities in the Indian Health Service; and
  • the improvement, renovation, or modernization of the infrastructure at clinical laboratories, teaching health centers, or behavioral health care centers.

In addition, the bill reauthorizes funding for: (1) a diesel emissions reduction program for certain diesel vehicles or fleets, (2) ensuring the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is operated and maintained in an environmentally sound manner; and (3) establishing a Southeast Refined Product Reserve to mitigate the impacts of a severe energy supply interruption in the Southeast.

What's happening now May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Committees of jurisdiction 10
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13