Safe and Secure Border Infrastructure Act
Latest action · Sep 26, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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.
- IntroducedSep 25, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe and Secure Border Infrastructure Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a safe and secure border infrastructure grant program, administered jointly by the Secretary and the Administrator of General Services (GSA), to construct transportation infrastructure improvements at existing and new international border crossings for the safe, secure, and efficient cross-border movement of motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, cargo, and individuals, including pedestrians.
Requires the Secretary to award grants to metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) located along the international border with Canada and Mexico, giving priority to projects that accomplish one or more of the following: (1) improve the safety and security at U.S. facilities, including ports of entry; (2) facilitate safe, secure, and legal trade crossings of motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, cargo, and individuals, including pedestrians, to alleviate border congestion and reduce the economic effect of border wait times and delays; (3) implement innovative technologies that enhance safety, security, or efficiency at the border; (4) coordinate projects that improve security and systems efficiencies at ports of entry; (5) facilitate economic development strategies with respect to safety and security; and (6) implement congestion relief and air quality management strategies to improve the environment.
Specifies allocations of any funds appropriated to carry out this Act.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 25, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Sep 25, 2013 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Sep 25, 2013 |
Committees 1
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 Sep 25, 2013 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Sep 26, 2013 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Sep 26, 2013 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Sep 26, 2013 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Sep 26, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Sep 26, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Sep 25, 2013Introduced in House
- Sep 25, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 H5833.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide grants to construct transportation and supporting infrastructure improvements at existing and new international border crossings.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe and Secure Border Infrastructure Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Canada
- Idaho
- Infrastructure development
- Maine
- Mexico
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Motor carriers
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York State
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Public transit
- Railroads
- Roads and highways
- Texas
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
- Vermont
- Washington State
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2013Introduced 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.
