HR 3289 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Transportation Equity Act

Introduced May 17, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Frederica S. Wilson D-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 18, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 17, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Transportation Equity Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reestablish the Transportation Equity Committee. The committee must provide independent advice and recommendations to DOT on transportation equity issues.

The committee must also evaluate the work of DOT in connecting people to economic and related forms of opportunity and carrying out its strategic, research, technological, regulatory, community engagement, and economic policy activities related to transportation and opportunity.

In addition, DOT must appoint a full-time federal employee to serve as coordinator and act as the designated federal officer for the committee.

Cosponsors 47

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2021 to Sep 20, 2021; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-GACarolyn BourdeauxOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalMay 17, 2021
D-VAA. Donald McEachinJun 4, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Jun 4, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownJun 4, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisJun 4, 2021
D-MOEmanuel CleaverJun 4, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jun 4, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJun 4, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 4, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 4, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandJun 4, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsJun 4, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 4, 2021
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettJun 4, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresJun 24, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonJun 24, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushJun 24, 2021
D-PADwight EvansJun 24, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJun 24, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossJun 24, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanJun 24, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuJun 24, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanJun 24, 2021
D-WIMark PocanJun 24, 2021
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasJun 24, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesJun 24, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJun 24, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezSep 20, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred May 17, 2021
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred May 18, 2021
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
Referred May 18, 2021
Aviation Subcommittee
Referred May 18, 2021

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  2. May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  3. May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  4. May 17, 2021Introduced in House
  5. May 17, 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 85, May 17, 2021, page H2422.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3649Transportation Equity ActRelated billFeb 15, 2022
HR 3684Infrastructure Investment and Jobs ActRelated billAug 4, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To re-establish an advisory committee to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation regarding comprehensive, interdisciplinary issues related to transportation from a variety of stakeholders in transportation planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Transportation Equity Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2021Introduced in House

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