TIRES Act
Latest action · Dec 12, 2016 Held at the desk.
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 15, 2015
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act or the TIRES Act
(Sec. 3) This bill modifies the approval process used for certain transportation projects on Indian reservations by allowing categorical exclusions from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.
A "categorical exclusion" is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.
A "tribal transportation safety project" is one that is eligible for assistance under the tribal transportation program and that:
- corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature, or
- addresses a highway safety problem.
The Department of the Interior shall review existing categorical exclusions for tribal transportation program projects and identify tribal transportation safety projects that meet categorical exclusion requirements.
The bill prescribes requirements for the expedited review and approval of tribal transportation safety projects under NEPA or other federal laws.
(Sec. 4) Interior shall enter into five-year programmatic agreements with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for tribal transportation projects, including whether any project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or impact statement under NEPA.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2015 to Apr 5, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jul 15, 2015 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Apr 5, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 15, 2015Markup Jul 22, 2015Reported Feb 29, 2016 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 12, 2016Received in the House.
- Dec 12, 2016Held at the desk.
- Dec 10, 2016Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7147-7149; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7147-7148)
- Dec 10, 2016The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7148)
- Dec 10, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 29, 2016Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-217.
- Feb 29, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 378.
- Jul 22, 2015Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 15, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jul 15, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5131)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7147–S7149Text printed S7147Amendments S7078, S7147 | John Barrasso R-WY (amendment), Rob Portman R-OH | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5131 | John Barrasso R-WY | Jul 15, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 16, 2016S. 1776, TIRES ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 22, 2015
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-2 | A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THE SGR: THE TIME IS NOW, DAY 1235 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jan 21, 2015–Jan 22, 2015 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 5184 | In the nature of a substitute. | John Barrasso R-WYfor Rob Portman | Amendment SA 5184 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- TIRES Act
- Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- TIRES Act
- Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Tribal Infrastructure and Roads Enhancement and Safety Act
- TIRES Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Inflation and prices
- Land use and conservation
- Motor carriers
- Native Americans
- Pedestrians and bicycling
- Railroads
- Roads and highways
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 29, 2016Reported to Senate
- Jul 15, 2015Introduced in Senate
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.
