Get on Board to Fix the Tunnel Act
Latest action · Jan 17, 2018 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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Get on Board to Fix the Tunnel Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to appoint a representative to the board of trustees of the Gateway Program Development Corporation.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 16, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jan 16, 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 Jan 16, 2018 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jan 17, 2018 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jan 17, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jan 17, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jan 16, 2018Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2018Referred 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. 164, no. 9, January 16, 2018, page H404.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Transportation to appoint a representative from the Department of Transportation to the board of trustees of the Gateway Program Development Corporation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Get on Board to Fix the Tunnel Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2018Introduced 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.
