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S 638 117th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Infrastructure development Public contracts and procurement Roads and highways State and local finance Transportation programs funding

Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act

Introduced: March 9, 2021 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 9, 2021
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Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act

This bill revises the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program to require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that the design and construction of a project carried out under the program must have appropriate payment and performance security, regardless of whether the obligor is a state, local government, agency or instrumentality of a state or local government, public authority, or private party.

DOT may accept such payment and performance security requirements if it makes a written determination that the federal interest is adequately protected.

What's happening now March 9, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1641 Identical bill Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jul 12, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 25, 2021
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · May 18, 2021
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 638: Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-638/
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"S. 638: Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-638/.
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S. 638, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-638/.
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