Moving FIRST Act
Latest action · Sep 14, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act or the Moving FIRST Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to award Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation grants to communities of varying sizes to promote technological innovation (e.g., autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and roadway electrification) in transportation systems.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2017 to Dec 6, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jan 19, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Dec 6, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Sep 14, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48605 | Safety Considerations for Automated Passenger Vehicles | Report | Jul 15, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3901 | Moving FIRST Act | Identical bill | Oct 3, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Challenge Grant Program to promote technological innovation in our Nation's cities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Moving FIRST Act
- Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Congressional oversight
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Government studies and investigations
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Motor vehicles
- Pedestrians and bicycling
- Public transit
- Roads and highways
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation costs
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced 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.
