A bill to repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".
Latest action · May 12, 2017 Became Public Law No: 115-33.
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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2017
- Passed SenateMar 8, 2017
- Passed HouseApr 27, 2017
- To the PresidentMay 2, 2017
- Became lawMay 12, 2017Public Law 115-33
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) This bill nullifies the Federal Highway Administration's and the Federal Transit Administration's rule published on December 20, 2016, that revises transportation planning regulations with regard to the alignment of planning regulations with statutory provisions relating to the establishment of metropolitan planning area boundaries and the designation of metropolitan planning organizations.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 231 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed417–3 | Apr 27, 2017 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 2, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2017Discharged Mar 8, 2017 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2017 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2017 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2017Signed by President.
- May 12, 2017Became Public Law No: 115-33.
- May 2, 2017Presented to President.
- Apr 27, 2017Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2919-2920)
- Apr 27, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 3 (Roll no. 231).
- Apr 27, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 25, 2017Mr. Lewis (MN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 25, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2823-2825)
- Apr 25, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 496.
- Apr 25, 2017At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Mar 10, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Mar 9, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 9, 2017Received in the House.
- Mar 9, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Mar 8, 2017Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 8, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1695; text: CR S1695)
- Mar 2, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 2, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H2919repeal | — | Apr 27, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2823–H2825Text printed H2823 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, Jason Lewis R-MN | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1695Text printed S1695 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Mar 8, 2017 |
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 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
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| R43160 | Senate Committee Funding: Description of Process and Analysis of Disbursements Archived | Report | Nov 8, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1346 | To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform". | Identical bill | Jun 19, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform"
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 9, 2017Referred in House
- Mar 8, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 2, 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.
