Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 9, 2020 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2020
- Passed SenateDec 8, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020
This bill provides relief for recipients of financial assistance awards for FY2019 and FY2020 from the Department of Transportation (DOT). The bill expands the period of availability during which grant recipients may spend funds awarded through the (1) motor carrier safety assistance program, (2) commercial motor vehicle operators grant program, and (3) commercial driver's license program implementation grant program. DOT may keep and redistribute funds that were not allocated for FY2019 or FY2020.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 13, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | May 13, 2020 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | May 13, 2020 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 13, 2020 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | May 13, 2020 |
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 May 13, 2020Markup May 20, 2020Reported Nov 16, 2020 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2020Received in the House.
- Dec 9, 2020Held at the desk.
- Dec 9, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 8, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7285; text: CR S7285)
- Nov 16, 2020Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-294.
- Nov 16, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.
- May 20, 2020Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 13, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7285Text printed S7285 | Rob Portman R-OH | Dec 8, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 23, 2020S. 3729, Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 20, 2020
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide relief for the recipients of financial assistance awards from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 16, 2020Reported to Senate
- May 13, 2020Introduced 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.
