Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2012
Latest action · Aug 2, 2012 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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2011
- Passed HouseAug 1, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here, with an updated short title.)
Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2012 - Grants state, county, and municipal governments, as well as multi-jurisdictional transportation authorities that operate or manage roads, bridges, railroads, buses, ferries, or other transportation systems, rulemaking authority to establish toll, user fee, or fare discount programs for their local residents or commuters.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 3, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Mar 3, 2011 |
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 Mar 3, 2011 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2011 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Aug 2, 2012 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Aug 1, 2012Mr. Crawford moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Aug 1, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5604-5606)
- Aug 1, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 897.
- Aug 1, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5605)
- Aug 1, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Mar 3, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 H5604–H5606Text printed H5605 | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford R-AR, Michael G. Grimm R-NY, Rick Larsen D-WA | Aug 1, 2012 |
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 H1576.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 346 | Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Feb 14, 2011 |
Titles 3
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, and all related agencies and departments, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2012Referred in Senate
- Aug 1, 2012Engrossed in House
- Mar 3, 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.
