To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow food concessions at State-owned interstate rest areas.
Latest action · Apr 7, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill allows concessions, including restaurants, food services, and convenience stores, at state-owned rest areas along highways on the Interstate System.
A state may use revenues received from such concessions to support any federal-aid highway program.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2017 to Nov 14, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| R-VA | Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | Apr 28, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Nov 14, 2017 |
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 6, 2017 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Apr 7, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Apr 6, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2017Referred 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. 163, no. 60, April 6, 2017, page H2790.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow food concessions at State-owned interstate rest areas.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2017Introduced 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.
