STARTER Act
Latest action · Jun 19, 2020 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.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Surface Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology, and Efficient Review Act or the STARTER Act
This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, innovation, and resiliency programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
Among other provisions, the bill
- extends FY2020 enacted levels through FY2025 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs;
- requires DOT to provide competitive grants for projects to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the federal-aid highway system;
- authorizes DOT to modify loan interest rates under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) program for borrowers impacted by COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019);
- specifies that projects that provide access to hospitals and health care providers in areas of limited public transportation options are eligible to be carried out as public transportation research projects;
- creates a public awareness campaign to reduce instances of driving while under the influence of prescription and over-the-counter medications;
- directs DOT to promulgate regulations to implement an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21;
- establishes new competitive grant programs to spur innovation of connected vehicle applications into practical and effective operational deployments, and to test the safe integration of automated driving system technologies into the on-road transportation system; and
- addresses projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges on and off the National Highway System.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2020 to Oct 9, 2020; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-FL | Ross Spano | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Original | Jun 18, 2020 |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Oct 9, 2020 |
Committees 2
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 18, 2020 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 19, 2020 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jun 19, 2020 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 18, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 19, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jun 18, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2020Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 | Debate and remarks H2920 | Sam Graves R-MO | Jun 30, 2020 |
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. 166, no. 113, June 18, 2020, page H2406.
Related bills 11
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 569 | DRIVE-Safe Act | Related bill | Feb 26, 2019 |
| HR 1372 | To clarify that it is United States policy to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. | Related bill | Mar 15, 2019 |
| S 1909 | Resilient Highways Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 19, 2019 |
| HR 4919 | Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination Act | Related bill | Oct 31, 2019 |
| HR 5700 | Resilient Highways Act | Related bill | Jan 30, 2020 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- STARTER Act
- Surface Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology, and Efficient Review Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Federal Public Transportation Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Accidents
- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Air quality
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Building construction
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Civil actions and liability
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Commuting
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Disability assistance
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Economic development
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Employment and training programs
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Fires
- Floods and storm protection
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Lakes and rivers
- Licensing and registrations
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Motor carriers
- Motor vehicles
- Natural disasters
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Public-private cooperation
- Railroads
- Regional and metropolitan planning
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Roads and highways
- Rural conditions and development
- Sales and excise taxes
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local government operations
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
- User charges and fees
- Water quality
- Watersheds
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2020Introduced 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.
