Green Transit Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Green Transit Act - Requires long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for public transportation and highways to: (1) be developed after metropolitan planning organizations have considered emissions of greenhouse gases as defined by the Clean Air Act; and (2) provide for reductions in such emissions.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2009 to Nov 19, 2009, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Feb 3, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Nov 19, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 3, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced in House
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