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WORKS Act

Introduced: October 18, 2019 Introduced by: Hern, Kevin Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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Oct 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Withdrawing from Overburdensome Reviews and Keeping us Safe Act or the WORKS Act

This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highways and bridges, emergency and disaster relief, firearms, and environmental reviews.

Among other things, the bill

  • authorizes emergency relief funds to be used to pay for projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges, including to improve drainage;
  • provides grants for local communities to develop disaster preparedness and disaster response plans that include the use of bicycles;
  • establishes a competitive grant program to provide assistance to local government entities for bollard installation projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and acts of terrorism in areas utilized by large numbers of pedestrians;
  • requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow an individual to possess a firearm in an area of a water resources development project if it is not prohibited by law; and
  • directs the Department of Transportation to complete expedited environmental reviews of tribal transportation safety projects.
What's happening now October 18, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 1909 Related bill Resilient Highways Act of 2019
  • S 1913 Related bill STOP Act of 2019
  • S 2013 Related bill A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects.
  • S 2302 Related bill America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019
  • HR 2237 Related bill STOP Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4759: WORKS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4759/
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"H.R. 4759: WORKS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4759/.
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H.R. 4759, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4759/.
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