Moving FIRST Act
Latest action · Jun 21, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot 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 through FY2024 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 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2019 to Jan 13, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 10, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jan 13, 2020 |
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 Jun 20, 2019 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 20, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2019Referred 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. 165, no. 104, June 20, 2019, page H5007.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-618 | HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLES: FEDERAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF SAFETY TECHNOLOGY171 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Nov 20, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-10 | EVERY LIFE COUNTS: IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OUR NATION'S ROADWAYS167 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Apr 9, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1939 | Moving FIRST Act | Identical bill | Jun 20, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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 communities.
- Short Title(s) 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
- Infrastructure development
- Motor vehicles
- Pedestrians and bicycling
- Public transit
- Right of privacy
- 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.
- Jun 20, 2019Introduced 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.
