National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 2015 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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to:
- establish a national multimodal freight network, a national multimodal freight advisory committee, and a freight investment grant program; and
- develop a national multimodal freight strategic plan.
Each state receiving a freight investment grant shall also develop a freight investment plan and establish a state freight advisory committee.
The bill establishes in DOT an Office of Freight Planning, Permitting, and Development.
DOT shall establish a competitive capital grant program to provide financial assistance to states, metropolitan planning organizations, regional or local transportation authorities, tribal governments, and other entities for:
- shortline or regional railroad infrastructure improvement projects, and
- highway-rail vertical grade separation projects.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 29, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Jul 29, 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 Jul 29, 2015 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2015 | |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2015 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2015 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2015 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2015 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jul 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jul 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Jul 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jul 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 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. 121, July 29, 2015, page H5774.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44232 | Creating a Federal Advisory Committee in the Executive Branch Archived | Report | Dec 9, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1680 | National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act | Identical bill | Jun 25, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the condition and performance of the national multimodal freight network, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Multimodal Freight Policy and Investment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Advisory bodies
- Aviation and airports
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Economic performance and conditions
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Motor carriers
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Performance measurement
- Pipelines
- Railroads
- Regional and metropolitan planning
- Roads and highways
- State and local government operations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation costs
- Transportation employees
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 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.
