HR 5908
116th Congress
House
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Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020
Introduced: February 13, 2020
Introduced by:
Smith, Adam
Democratic
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Improvement Program to provide competitive grants to states and other entities for certain costs associated with projects to improve freight mobility.
Additionally, the bill (1) imposes a 1% tax on certain ground transportation of property within the United States; and (2) establishes a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund, consisting of amounts equivalent to taxes received under this bill.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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