3.0.0 403 2022-11-01T15:47:45Z 2022-11-01T15:47:45Z Senate S 2019-02-07 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-07T20:44:59Z IMAGINE Act 116 1159 HR 2019-02-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Identical bill CRS IMAGINE Act 116 6898 HR 2020-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS 2019-02-07 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2019-02-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2019-02-07 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2019-02-07 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-02-07 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2019-02-07 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-02-07 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-02-27 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-03-05 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 2019-02-07 Introduced in Senate 2019-10-30T18:25:15Z 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.
]]> IMAGINE Act Display Title IMAGINE Act Short Title(s) as Introduced IMAGINE Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s403is/xml/BILLS-116s403is.xml 2019-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.