National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 17, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 - Establishes: (1) the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth; and (2) an advisory group, which shall include specified Cabinet level officials, to provide assistance and advice to the Commission.
Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure improvements to sustain economic development and competitiveness and to support a sustained and expanding economy; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public works improvements; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve facilities and the projected share of investment requirements and expenditures on infrastructure facility improvements by federal, state, and local governments; and (5) estimates of the return to the economy from public works investment.
Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding: (1) a federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities; (2) public works improvements and methods of delivering and providing for public works facilities; (3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by federal agencies and state and local governments in inventorying existing and needed public works improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, and developing uniform criteria and procedures; and (4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2007 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Sep 17, 2007 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Sep 17, 2007 | |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Sep 17, 2007 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Sep 17, 2007 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Sep 17, 2007 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Sep 17, 2007 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Sep 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Sep 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Sep 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Sep 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Sep 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Sep 14, 2007Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 775 | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 | Related bill | Nov 7, 2007 |
| HR 3398 | National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 | Related bill | Aug 4, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Airports
- Bonds
- Bridges
- Capital investments
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Dams
- Economic development
- Economic growth
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Excise tax
- Federal advisory bodies
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Harbors
- Highway finance
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- International competitiveness
- Maintenance and repair
- Marine terminals
- Mass rapid transit
- Railroad engineering
- Railroad finance
- Railroad freight operations
- Railroad passenger traffic
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Road construction
- Sewerage
- Taxation
- Transportation and Public Works
- User charges
- Waste water treatment
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- Water treatment plants
- Waterways
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2007Introduced in House
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