3.0.0 688 2023-01-11T13:20:36Z 2023-01-11T13:20:36Z House H HR 2011-02-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CUMMINGS:H.R. 688.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall havePower To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amongthe several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Fourteenth Amendment, Sections 1 and 5Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the UnitedStates, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizensof the United States and the State wherein they reside. NoState shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge theprivileges or immunities of citizens of the United States;nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, orproperty, without due process of law; nor deny to any personwithin its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.* * * * *Section 5: The Congress shall have power to enforce, byappropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.[Page H775]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2011-02-15T18:53:19Z hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2011-02-15T18:51:59Z Referred to 2011-02-14T17:02:20Z 2011-02-15 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2011-02-15 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2011-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 N C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2011-02-15 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2011-02-18 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2011-02-18 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2011-07-25 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2011-09-22 False Transportation and Public Works Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public contracts and procurement Small business State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-02-14 Introduced in House 2011-02-16T22:46:00Z Department of Transportation Bonding Assistance Authority Act of 2011 - Replaces the mandate for the Minority Resource Center to provide bonding assistance to disadvantaged business enterprises.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Minority Resource Center, to prescribe, guarantee, and enter into commitments to guarantee a surety against loss resulting from a small business concern's breach of a bond that is required for it to bid on or perform a transportation project contract, pay on the contract, or serve as a prime contractor or subcontractor on such contract.

Authorizes the Secretary to indemnify such a surety up to 90% of any loss sustained by it in avoiding or attempting to avoid a breach of a bond guaranteed under this Act.

Requires the Secretary to establish a program under which not more than five selected states may carry out: (1) the activities of the Secretary with respect to issuing surety guarantees, as well as (2) the activities of sureties to assist eligible small business concerns.

]]> Department of Transportation Bonding Assistance Authority Act of 2011 Display Title Department of Transportation Bonding Assistance Authority Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide authority to the Secretary of Transportation to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by an eligible small business concern, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Department of Transportation Bonding Assistance Authority Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr688ih/xml/BILLS-112hr688ih.xml 2011-02-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. 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.