IMAGINE Act

3.0.0 1159 2022-11-01T16:17:47Z 2022-11-01T16:17:47Z House HR 2019-02-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CICILLINE:H.R. 1159.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1584]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-14T16:54:12Z hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-14T16:54:05Z hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-14T16:53:56Z Referred to 2019-02-13T15:03:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-14T15:38:02Z Referred to 2019-02-13T15:03:50Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-13T21:38:14Z Referred to 2019-02-13T15:03:45Z IMAGINE Act 116 6898 HR 2020-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS IMAGINE Act 116 403 S 2019-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS 2019-02-14 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2019-02-14 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2019-02-14 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2019-02-14 hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Committee 2019-02-13 hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Committee 2019-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, 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 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, 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 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2019-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, 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 2019-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 N D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2019-02-13 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2019-02-13 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2019-02-13 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2019-12-05 False Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Materials Research administration and funding Research and development Roads and highways Rural conditions and development Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Water resources funding Water use and supply Transportation and Public Works

00 2019-02-13 Introduced in House 2020-06-23T17:39:30Z Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2019 or the IMAGINE Act

This bill encourages the use of innovative construction materials and techniques to accelerate the deployment, extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of domestic transportation and water infrastructure projects.

Among other things, the bill

establishes an Interagency Innovative Materials Standards Task Force to assess existing standards and test methods for the use of innovative materials in infrastructure, identify key barriers in the standards area that inhibit broader market adoption, and develop new methods and protocols, as necessary, to better evaluate innovative materials;
requires the Department of Transportation to enhance the development of innovative materials in the United States by providing awards to entities for establishing and operating new innovative material innovation hubs;
directs the Federal Highway Administration to provide grants to states departments of transportation, tribal governments, or units of local governments for coastal and rural infrastructure bridge projects; and
provides grants for the design and installation of water infrastructure projects.

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IMAGINE Act Display Title IMAGINE Act Official Title as Introduced To encourage the research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic transportation and water infrastructure system, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced IMAGINE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1159ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1159ih.xml 2019-02-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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.