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117th Congress > House > Vote 200
Clerk session vote number: 201
Sponsor: DeFAZIO, Peter Anthony (D-OR)
Description: Lamb of Pennsylvania Amendment En Bloc No. 1
Bill summary: Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act or the
INVEST in America Act
This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
Among other provisions, the bill
extends FY2021 enacted levels through FY2022 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs;
reauthorizes for FY2023-FY2026 several surface
transportation programs, including the federal-aid highway program, transit programs, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and rail programs;
addresses climate change, including strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of federal resources;
revises Buy America procurement requirements for highways, mass transit, and rail;
establishes a rebuild rural bridges program to improve the safety and state of good repair of bridges in rural communities;
implements new safety requirements across all transportation modes; and
directs DOT to establish a pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and achieve and maintain a state of good repair in the surface transportation system.
Bill titles: To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.; Build America, Buy America Act; BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2021; Cyber Response and Recovery Act; Digital Equity Act of 2021; Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021; Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Appropriations Act; Make PPE in America Act; Minority Business Development Act of 2021; Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail Safety Act of 2021; REPLANT Act; Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees Act; State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act; Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021; Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021; Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act; Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021
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