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H.R. 5871 116th Congress House

Natural Infrastructure and Resilience Act

Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, to make certain natural infrastructure projects eligible for surface transportation block grant funding, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 2020 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Atmospheric science and weatherEmergency planning and evacuationFloods and storm protectionInfrastructure development
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Natural Infrastructure and Resilience Act

This bill makes projects that use natural infrastructure alone or in combination with certain projects to enhance resilience of a transportation facility eligible for surface transportation block grant funding.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2302 America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 23, 2020
Rooney, Francis
· Feb 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5871: Natural Infrastructure and Resilience Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5871/
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"H.R. 5871: Natural Infrastructure and Resilience Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5871/.
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H.R. 5871, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5871/.
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