Leading and Expediting Aerotropolis Development Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 24, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedApr 23, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Leading and Expediting Aerotropolis Development Act of 2015
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish an aerotropolis grant program to assist in the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (i.e., planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation networks that provide efficient, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to assist in planning, design, environmental review, or land acquisition activities for one or more specified kinds of projects to benefit such systems.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 30, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Apr 30, 2015 |
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 Apr 23, 2015 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2015 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2015 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2015 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2015 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2015 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Apr 24, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Apr 24, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Apr 24, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Apr 24, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Apr 23, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 23, 2015Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 60, April 23, 2015, page H2466.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Leading and Expediting Aerotropolis Development Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2015Introduced 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.
