S 2518
116th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Rural Economic Infrastructure Equity Act of 2019
Introduced: September 19, 2019
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S5606-5607)
Sep 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Rural Economic Infrastructure Equity Act of 2019
This bill revises existing rural infrastructure functions within the Department of Transportation (DOT) by creating an Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Investment and an Office of Rural Economic Investment.
Specifically, the bill
- sets forth the duties of the Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Investment and the mission and goals of the Office of Rural Economic Investment, including to improve coordination of DOT policies, programs, and activities in a manner that expands economic development in rural communities and regions;
- provides for a rural stakeholder consultation process during the development of any regulation, guidance, or policy that would have substantial direct effects on one or more rural areas; and
- establishes a rural transportation advisory council to consult with and advise the Office of Rural Economic Investment.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S5606-5607)
Committees of jurisdiction
1