Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2015
Latest action · May 15, 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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2015
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program to award grants to state and local governments, transit agencies, and port authorities for certain public transportation projects (including water infrastructure projects) that will significantly impact a metropolitan area, a region, or all of the United States.
Specifies the federal share of project costs at 100%.
Requires the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in projects funded under this Act to have been produced in the United States, except in specified circumstances.
Requires the Secretary to coordinate with relevant federal departments and agencies to ensure that environmental reviews are made in a manner that accelerates delivery of such projects.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a Nation Building Here at Home Financing Initiative.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 May 14, 2015 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2015 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2015 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2015 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2015 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2015 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- May 14, 2015Introduced in House
- May 14, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2969)
- May 14, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H3318 | Brian Higgins D-NY | May 19, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2969 | Brian Higgins D-NY | May 14, 2015 |
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. 74, May 14, 2015, page H3213.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2329 | Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | May 4, 2017 |
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 transformational infrastructure competitive grant program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Aviation and airports
- Buy American requirements
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Government information and archives
- Infrastructure development
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Railroads
- Roads and highways
- Securities
- Small business
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Water resources funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 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.
