3.0.0 4591 2022-11-01T13:49:44Z 2022-11-01T13:49:44Z House HR 2019-10-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FINKENAUER:H.R. 4591.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, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes''[Page H8089]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2019-10-02T19:12:45Z Referred to 2019-10-01T13:00:12Z 2019-10-02 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2019-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000467 Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 N H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 2019-10-01 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2019-11-12 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2020-03-03 False Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight Infrastructure development Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2019-10-01 Introduced in House 2021-03-30T13:21:03Z Fixing America's Bridges Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide assistance to states to replace or rehabilitate certain bridges.

Among other things, the bill

  • authorizes DOT to provide assistance for certain activities on bridges, including painting, seismic retrofit, and installation of scour countermeasures (to prevent erosion of soil around a bridge foundation caused by flooding);
  • includes a set-aside to ensure funding locally-owned bridges that are not on the federal-aid highway system; and
  • provides for a federal cost-share of 90%.
]]> Fixing America’s Bridges Act Display Title Fixing America’s Bridges Act Official Title as Introduced To permit the Secretary of Transportation to approve Federal participation in the replacement or rehabilitation of certain bridges, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Fixing America’s Bridges Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4591ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4591ih.xml 2019-10-02 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.