IMAGINE Act
Latest action · Aug 4, 2018 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.
- IntroducedAug 3, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2018 or the IMAGINE Act
This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish an Interagency Innovative Materials Standards Task Force to coordinate and improve, with respect to infrastructure construction, retrofitting, rehabilitation, and other improvements: (1) federal testing standards, (2) federal design and use guidelines, and (3) other applicable standards.
The task force shall collaborate with certain nonfederal entities to: (1) identify and carry out appropriate research, testing methods, and processes relating to the development and use of innovative materials; (2) develop new methods and processes relating to the development and use of innovative materials; and (3) contribute to the development of standards and guidelines for the use of innovative materials and approaches in civil infrastructure projects. The term "innovative material," with respect to an infrastructure project, includes high performance asphalt mixtures and concrete formulations, geosynthetic materials, advanced alloys and metals, reinforced polymer composites, including any coating or other corrosion prevention method used in conjunction with those materials, advanced polymers, and any other material or aggregate materials, as determined by the appropriate agency or department head.
The Department of Transportation shall carry out a program to enhance the development of innovative materials in the United States.
The Federal Highway Administration shall establish the Innovative Bridge Program to provide grants for coastal and rural infrastructure bridge projects.
The Environmental Protection Agency shall establish the Water Infrastructure Innovation Program to provide grants for the design and installation of water infrastructure projects.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 3, 2018 to Dec 10, 2018, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Aug 3, 2018 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Aug 3, 2018 |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Oct 16, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Dec 10, 2018 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Aug 4, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Aug 4, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Aug 4, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Aug 3, 2018Introduced in House
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3341 | IMAGINE Act | Related bill | Aug 1, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Infrastructure development
- Intergovernmental relations
- Materials
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Roads and highways
- Rural conditions and development
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local government operations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2018Introduced in House
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