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S. 3720 115th Congress Senate

Community Health and Clean Transit Act of 2018

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide loans for the acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure.

Introduced: December 6, 2018 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Air qualityBuy American requirementsElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy storage, supplies, demand
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Government lending and loan guaranteesHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesPublic contracts and procurementPublic transitTransportation programs funding
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Dec 20, 2018
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 6, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 6, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 20, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Health and Clean Transit Act of 2018

This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to make direct loans to eligible entities (i.e., grant recipients for buses and bus facilities or state and local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service) for the costs of acquiring electric buses (zero emission vehicles) and for technical assistance in connection with such acquisition and related infrastructure.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Dec 18, 2018
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 6, 2018
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Dec 6, 2018
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 6, 2018
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Dec 6, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3720: Community Health and Clean Transit Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3720/
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"S. 3720: Community Health and Clean Transit Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3720/.
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S. 3720, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3720/.
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