3.0.0 5908 2022-02-08T23:17:42Z 2022-02-08T23:17:42Z House HR 2020-02-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH:H.R. 5908.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 1--``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and providefor the common defense and general welfare of the UnitedStates; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States''Article I Section 8 Clause 3--``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and within the Indian Tribes.''[Page H1158]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-14T18:24:36Z Referred to 2020-02-13T14:03:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-02-13T14:03:30Z 2020-02-14 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2020-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 2020-02-13 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 2020-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 N M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2020-02-13 True Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government trust funds Infrastructure development Motor carriers Navigation, waterways, harbors Railroads Roads and highways Sales and excise taxes Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-02-13 Introduced in House 2021-03-25T18:38:47Z Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Improvement Program to provide competitive grants to states and other entities for certain costs associated with projects to improve freight mobility.

Additionally, the bill (1) imposes a 1% tax on certain ground transportation of property within the United States; and (2) establishes a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund, consisting of amounts equivalent to taxes received under this bill.

]]> Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020 Display Title Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To establish the National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5908ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5908ih.xml 2020-02-14 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.