United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act
Latest action · May 7, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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.
- IntroducedMay 6, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act - Establishes the United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century to review published materials on the nation's transportation, water, energy, public lands, and housing infrastructure and assess the challenges of meeting the nation's infrastructure needs in the 21st century.
Directs the Commission to submit to Congress a report that: (1) documents those challenges and articulates a national vision of infrastructure investments to overcome them; (2) contains specific recommendations on policies and investments to provide for streamlined state and local transportation investment processes, an electric grid that delivers clean, safe, and affordable energy, reductions in greenhouse has emissions, and improved transportation mobility, community health outcomes, water conservation, and public lands infrastructure accommodating user growth without degrading the environment; and (3) contains a set of model principles to ensure that future investments in the nation's infrastructure incorporate the report's findings and recommendations.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2008 to Jun 10, 2008; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | May 6, 2008 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 7, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | May 7, 2008 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | May 7, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | May 8, 2008 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 8, 2008 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | May 13, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 10, 2008 |
Committees 4
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 May 6, 2008 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2008 | |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2008 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2008 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2008 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2008 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 6, 2008 |
| Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2008 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 6, 2008 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 6, 2008 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
- May 7, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- May 7, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- May 7, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- May 7, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E833 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | May 6, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Air pollution control
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Electric power distribution
- Electric power production
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Nature conservation
- Public health
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation engineering
- Transportation planning
- Water conservation
- Water Resources Development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
