Missed Opportunities in Transportation Act of 2017
Latest action · Nov 13, 2017 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.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Missed Opportunities in Transportation Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to report to Congress on missed opportunities in each competitive or discretionary grant program administered by DOT in the preceding fiscal year. The report must detail the 10 applications, proposals, or requests that were not funded or awarded but showed the greatest potential to improve transportation in the United States.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2018 to Jul 26, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 26, 2018 |
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 Nov 9, 2017 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Nov 13, 2017 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Nov 13, 2017 | |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Nov 13, 2017 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Nov 13, 2017 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Nov 13, 2017 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Nov 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Nov 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Nov 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Nov 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 9, 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. 183, November 9, 2017, page H8698.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to require reporting by the Department of Transportation on requests for funding projects or programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Missed Opportunities in Transportation Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 9, 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.
