Safe Routes to School Program Reauthorization Act
Latest action · May 21, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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 21, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Routes to School Program Reauthorization Act - Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to reauthorize appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the safe routes to school program.
Revises program requirements to specify children kindergarten through 12th grade as the ones to be benefited by the program.
Revises apportionments to replace the current specific dollar amounts with formulae.
Includes projects for other nonmotorized modes of transportation besides walking and bicycling as noninfrastructure-related projects.
Authorizes states to set-aside up to 10% of apportioned funds for infrastructure improvements that create safe routes to bus stops located outside of the vicinity of schools.
Requires any state that receives an apportionment of funds to form a multidisciplinary state advisory committee.
Prescribes requirements for the treatment of noninfrastructure and infrastructure projects.
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) develop and implement a comprehensive plan for evaluating the effectiveness of safe routes to school; and (2) establish a working group of federal agencies, states, and stakeholders to examine the issue of school siting.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2009 to Sep 14, 2010; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Aug 7, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Oct 5, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Dec 9, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Jun 18, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jun 18, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jul 19, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Sep 14, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred May 22, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in Senate
- May 21, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-1234 | OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY147 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Apr 14, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-1213 | PROMOTING AND IMPROVING CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROTECTIONS103 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Sep 29, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to reauthorize and improve the safe routes to school program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe Routes to School Program Reauthorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in Senate
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