HR 5016
115th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Unemployment
Water quality
Water use and supply
Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018
Introduced: February 14, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Feb 14, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 14, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a Revitalize Rural America Grant Program to facilitate infrastructure projects in rural areas. Priority must be given to projects for which nonfederal contributions exceed 25% of the costs of the project and projects in an area with an unemployment rate that exceeds the national average.
The bill requires that the set-aside of funds for states under the surface transportation block grant program be used for the Revitalize Rural America Grant Program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.