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HR 3651 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

RAPID Act

Introduced: June 1, 2021 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 1, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revitalizing American Priorities for Infrastructure Development Act or the RAPID Act

This bill revises the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) program to (1) require program applicants to obtain investment grade ratings from at least two credit rating agencies, unless the federal credit instrument is less than $150 million (currently, less than $75 million), in which case one rating will suffice; (2) require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement an expedited decision time line for public agency borrowers seeking secured loans; and (3) require DOT to publish status reports on program applications on the TIFIA website.

What's happening now June 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2