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HR 6801 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Negating Neighborhood Noise Act

Introduced: February 18, 2022 Introduced by: Williams, Nikema Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Feb 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced in House
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Negating Neighborhood Noise Act

This bill permits the use of funds from the Highway Trust Fund to construct certain Type II noise barriers along federal-aid highways.

The bill also makes the planning, design, preservation, or construction of such noise barriers eligible for surface transportation block grant program funding.

The Department of Transportation must ensure such noise barriers may be used as multipurpose noise barriers. Multipurpose noise barrier is defined as any noise barrier that provides a secondary beneficial use, including a barrier that hosts or accommodates renewable energy generation facilities, electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure, or broadband infrastructure and conduits.

A project sponsor constructing or preserving such noise barriers must consider the aesthetics of the proposed noise barrier, consistent with the latest version of the Noise Barrier Design Handbook published by the Federal Highway Administration.
What's happening now February 22, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 8, 2022
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 25, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 24, 2022
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 24, 2022
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 18, 2022
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 18, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6801: Negating Neighborhood Noise Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6801/
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"H.R. 6801: Negating Neighborhood Noise Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6801/.
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H.R. 6801, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6801/.
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