BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act
Latest action · Mar 19, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act or the BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a green transportation infrastructure program to provide competitive grants to states, local governments, and other entities for capital investments in electrified surface transportation infrastructure projects.
DOT must select projects that maximize sustainability, including projects that (1) promote the electrification of all public transportation, (2) contribute to climate resilience and mitigation, (3) reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and (4) achieve energy savings and reduce energy usage compared to other eligible projects.
Additionally, DOT must prioritize projects that (1) serve a frontline, vulnerable, or disadvantaged community; (2) are located in an area that has experienced high adverse health and environmental impacts on minority and low-income populations; (3) require federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package; or (4) add a new green space or new state or local park units and outdoor recreational areas.
Grants issued under the program may not be less than $2 million, with the exception of grants for project planning, preparation, or design, which are not subject to a minimum amount.
The federal share of the cost of a project may not exceed 85% for planning, design, and construction purposes and 50% of the operation and maintenance costs of the project for its first 10 years.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2021 to Apr 26, 2022; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 29, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Mar 29, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Mar 29, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Mar 29, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 1, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Apr 26, 2022 |
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 Mar 18, 2021 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 19, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 51, March 18, 2021, page H1583.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 874 | BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act | Identical bill | Aug 4, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a green transportation infrastructure grant program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act
- Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Buy American requirements
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Employee leave
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental health
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Infrastructure development
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Land use and conservation
- Minority health
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Oil and gas
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Railroads
- Roads and highways
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local finance
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced 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.
