ROAD Act
Latest action · Jan 22, 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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Opportunity and Development Act or the ROAD Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a rural opportunity and development (ROAD) program to promote opportunity and economic development in rural states through projects for the preservation and improvement of highways.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2009 to Apr 21, 2010; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jan 22, 2009 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Apr 21, 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 Jan 23, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 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 1
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. 111-490 | ADDRESSING SURFACE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN RURAL AMERICA63 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Aug 10, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve economic opportunity and development in rural States through highway investment, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- ROAD Act
- Rural Opportunity and Development Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2009Introduced in Senate
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.
