Build America Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 4, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Build America Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to carry out a national infrastructure investment grant program for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure.
Projects eligible for funding under the program include, at a minimum, highway and bridge projects, public transportation projects, passenger and freight rail transportation projects, and port infrastructure investments. In distributing grants under the program, DOT shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and investment in a variety of transportation modes. At least 20% of grant funds must be set aside for projects in rural areas.
The bill also establishes a National Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund and increases the excise tax on gasoline other than aviation gasoline and on diesel fuel or kerosene.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2021 to Feb 15, 2021, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jan 6, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 15, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Feb 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Feb 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jan 6, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2021Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Department of Transportation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government trust funds
- Infrastructure development
- Motor fuels
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Public transit
- Railroads
- Roads and highways
- Rural conditions and development
- Sales and excise taxes
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2021Introduced in House
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