3.0.0 3190 2023-01-11T13:41:50Z 2023-01-11T13:41:50Z Senate S 2018-07-10 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-07-10T20:48:00Z 2018-07-10 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2018-07-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2018-07-10 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2018-07-10 True Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 00 2018-07-10 Introduced in Senate 2019-02-26T16:35:33Z Transportation Empowerment Act

This bill proposes the return to the states of discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility for national surface transportation systems not within the purview of the federal government. It imposes a funding limitation on transportation programs and projects based upon availability of funding through the Highway Trust Fund.

The bill also provides funding for certain core highway programs for FY2019-FY2023, including the federal-aid highway program, emergency relief, the federal lands access program, and the highway research and development program. It adjust amounts in the Highway Trust Fund and the tax rates on gasoline and special motor fuels to support such core programs.

The bill repeals provisions relating to metropolitan transportation planning and congestion mitigation and air quality improvement.

The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require the return of excess tax receipts to states for surface transportation programs, and (2) reduce tax rates on gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, and special fuels.

The provisions of this bill shall apply only if the Office of Management and Budget certifies that it is deficit neutral.

]]> Transportation Empowerment Act Display Title Transportation Empowerment Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Transportation Empowerment Act Introduced in Senate 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3190is/xml/BILLS-115s3190is.xml 2018-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.