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Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020

Introduced: February 13, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Adam Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 14, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5908: Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5908/
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"H.R. 5908: Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5908/.
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H.R. 5908, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5908/.
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