Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2010
Latest action · Sep 29, 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedOct 28, 2009
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2010 - Grants a public authority the authority to carry out a program that offers discounts in transportation tolls to individuals who are residents of, or regular commuters to, a U.S. locality on an island, peninsula, or other area where transportation access is substantially constrained by geography and subject to a transportation toll to access or depart the locality (captive tollpayers).
Declares that nothing in this Act may be construed to: (1) limit any other authority of a public authority, including the authority to offer discounts in transportation tolls to other tollpayers; or (2) affect, alter, or limit the applicability of state or local law with respect to the authority of a public authority to impose toll discounts.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 1, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Dec 1, 2009 |
Committees 2
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 Oct 28, 2009 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Oct 29, 2009 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2010 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sep 28, 2010Mr. McMahon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 28, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7142-7143)
- Sep 28, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3960.
- Sep 28, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7142)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7142, H7143Text printed H7142 | Frank A. LoBiondo R-NJ, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Michael E. McMahon D-NY | Sep 28, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2775 | Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2009 | Related bill | Nov 16, 2009 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide authority and sanction for the granting and issuance of programs for residential and commuter toll, user fee and fare discounts by States, municipalities, other localities, as well as all related agencies and departments thereof, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To clarify the existing authority of, and as necessary provide express authorization for, public authorities to offer discounts in transportation tolls to captive tollpayers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Referred in Senate
- Sep 28, 2010Engrossed in House
- Oct 28, 2009Introduced in House
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