National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011
Latest action · Jan 12, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
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 25, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 - Establishes an independent National Infrastructure Bank to: (1) designate qualified transit, public housing, water, highway, bridge, aviation, freight, passenger rail, or road infrastructure projects for loans, loan guarantees, and other financial assistance; and (2) issue general purpose and project-based infrastructure bonds exempt from state and local taxation.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 31, 2011 to Jan 18, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jan 18, 2012 |
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 25, 2011 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Oct 26, 2011 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Oct 26, 2011 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Oct 26, 2011 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Oct 26, 2011 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Oct 25, 2011 |
| Housing and Insurance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 12, 2012 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Oct 26, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Oct 26, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Oct 26, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Oct 26, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7068.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1550 | National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Sep 13, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the National Infrastructure Bank to provide financial assistance for qualified infrastructure projects selected by the Bank, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Air quality
- Aviation and airports
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Economic performance and conditions
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing supply and affordability
- Infrastructure development
- Oil and gas
- Public housing
- Public transit
- Railroads
- Roads and highways
- Transportation programs funding
- Unemployment
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2011Introduced 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.
