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HR 839 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Navigation, waterways, harbors

National Multimodal Freight Network Improvement Act

Introduced: January 29, 2019 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Multimodal Freight Network Improvement Act

This bill revises the network components of the National Multimodal Freight Network (NMFN).

Specifically, the bill requires

  • the interim NMFN to include public ports of the United States that have a total annual cargo value of at least $1 billion, and
  • the final NMFN to include all specified interim network components when the Department of Transportation designates or redesignates the network.
What's happening now February 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7095 Related bill INVEST in America Act
  • HR 2 Related bill Moving Forward Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 839: National Multimodal Freight Network Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-839/
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"H.R. 839: National Multimodal Freight Network Improvement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-839/.
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H.R. 839, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-839/.
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