3.0.0 6495 2022-02-03T05:18:56Z 2022-02-03T05:18:56Z House H HR 2008-07-15 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-16T20:12:11Z Referred to 2008-07-15T13:01:52Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-15T13:02:10Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-15T13:02:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-15T13:02:00Z 2008-07-16 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2008-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2008-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2008-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2008-07-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6475-6476, E1459-1460) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 N T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 2008-07-15 True S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2008-07-15 True I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2008-07-15 True M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] Jerry McNerney D CA 11 2008-07-15 True S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2008-07-15 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2008-07-24 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-07-24 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2008-07-24 False M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2008-07-24 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2008-07-24 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-07-30 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2008-07-30 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2008-09-09 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2008-09-23 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2008-09-23 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2008-10-02 False Transportation and Public Works Affordable housing Bicycles Block grants Car pools Commerce Commuting Consumer education Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Energy Energy conservation Environmental Protection Federal aid to housing Federal aid to transportation Federal employees Federal home loan banks Federally-assisted loans Fringe benefits Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Housing and Community Development Housing finance Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Infrastructure Labor and Employment Low-income housing Mass rapid transit Mortgages Motor vehicle pollution control Parking facilities Rental housing Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Self-employed Single family housing Student transportation Tax credits Tax exclusion Taxation Telecommuting Traffic congestion Traffic engineering Transportation engineering Travel costs Transportation and Public Works 00 2008-07-15 Introduced in House 2008-10-29T18:46:59Z Transportation and Housing Choices for Gas Price Relief Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) carry out a competitive grant program that supports community efforts to invest in transportation alternatives and travel demand management strategies; and (2) award grants to eligible entities, giving priority to activity proposals for reducing single occupancy vehicle trips.

Provides certain formula grant funding for specified improvement activities to increase use of public transportation.

Requires the Secretary to award grants for a national consumer awareness program on the environmental, energy, and economic benefits of transportation alternatives to the single occupancy vehicle, including carpooling, vanpooling, transit, and bicycles.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a telework tax credit of up to $400 per year; (2) include a qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement as a qualified transportation fringe benefit, excludable from gross income; (3) equalize and increase to $200, with a modified cost-of-living adjustment, the tax exclusion for both transportation and parking fringe benefits; (4) make self-employed individuals eligible for transit pass fringe benefits; (5) include employer-established parking cash-out programs as qualified transportation fringe benefits; and (6) allow a vanpool (general business) tax credit.

Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) incorporate transportation costs associated with location of housing into affordability standards for allocating low-income housing tax credits related to rental assistance vouchers or other affordable housing programs; and (2) develop a model transportation cost field for Multiple Listing Services to measure transportation costs associated with the location of a home.

Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) Act to include the use of location-efficient mortgages among their purposes.

Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to establish graduated annual goals for the purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of location-efficient mortgages for single-family, owner-occupied homes.

Requires the Secretary of HUD to make grants to states to construct or acquire affordable housing that is location-efficient.

Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to include high schools in the safe routes to school program.

]]> Transportation and Housing Choices for Gas Price Relief Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Transportation and Housing Choices for Gas Price Relief Act of 2008 Display Title Transportation and Housing Choices for Gas Price Relief Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To authorize programs and activities to support transportation and housing options that will assist American families in reducing transportation costs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6495ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6495ih.xml 2008-07-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.