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H.R. 5434 117th Congress House

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021

Official title: To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, and transit programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 30, 2021 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Appalachian Regional CommissionAppropriationsCoast guardDrug, alcohol, tobacco use
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Economic developmentEnvironmental healthFishesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment trust fundsHunting and fishingMarine and inland water transportationMotor fuelsOil and gasOutdoor recreationPollution liabilityPublic contracts and procurementPublic transitRailroadsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRoads and highwaysRural conditions and developmentSales and excise taxesTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityWages and earningsWater qualityWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2021
Became Public Law No: 117-44.
Oct 2, 2021
Signed by President.
Oct 2, 2021
Presented to President.
Oct 2, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 2, 2021
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6878)
Oct 2, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6878)
Oct 1, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 365 - 51 (Roll no. 313). (text: CR H5586-5587)
Oct 1, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5434.
Oct 1, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5585-5589)
Oct 1, 2021
Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Reform, 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.
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Oct 1, 2021 House · vote #313 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 365–51 See who voted →
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 Latest action October 2, 2021

Became Public Law No: 117-44.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021

This bill extends and revises provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, rail, and other surface transportation programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).

Among other provisions, the bill

  • extends FY2021 enacted levels of funding through October 31, 2021, for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs;
  • increases the cap from $600 million to $700 million on the amount of funding for nationally significant freight and highway projects and extends authority through FY2022 for DOT to provide funding for such projects;
  • revises and extends authority through FY2022 for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out collaborative research on in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving;
  • extends authority through October 31, 2021, for DOT to provide direct loans and loan guarantees for railroad rehabilitation and development near rail stations;
  • reauthorizes and extends authority through FY2022 for the Appalachian Regional Commission;
  • compensates any federal employee who is furloughed or required to work without pay during the authorization lapse in Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority at the earliest possible date after the lapse ends; and
  • extends expenditure authority through November 1, 2021, for the Highway Trust Fund, Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5434: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5434/
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"H.R. 5434: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5434/.
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