To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish national tunnel inspection standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway tunnels, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 5, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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 4, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish: (1) a national highway tunnel inspection program, including standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway tunnels; (2) a training and certification program for highway tunnel inspectors; and (3) a national inventory of highway tunnels.
Includes tunnel construction, rehabilitation, and operational improvements (including safety inspection of such tunnels) as eligible projects under the federal surface transportation program.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 4, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | May 4, 2009 |
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 May 4, 2009 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- May 4, 2009Introduced in House
- May 4, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-32 | H.R. 3017, EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 2009101 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Sep 23, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish national tunnel inspection standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway tunnels, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2009Introduced 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.
