3.0.0 2803 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-09-22 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-09-22T20:26:09Z 2021-09-22 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2021-09-22 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 2021-09-22 True L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2021-09-22 True Transportation and Public Works Air quality Alaska Appropriations Aviation and airports Business expenses Cardiovascular and respiratory health Commuting Congressional oversight Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment taxes Energy efficiency and conservation Executive agency funding and structure Government lending and loan guarantees Government trust funds Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Hunting and fishing Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Marine and inland water transportation Motor fuels Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Pedestrians and bicycling Performance measurement Public transit Railroads Regional and metropolitan planning Research administration and funding Research and development Roads and highways Sales and excise taxes Small Business Administration Small business Solid waste and recycling State and local finance State and local government operations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Transportation employees Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-09-22 Introduced in Senate 2022-09-09T13:42:03Z Transportation Empowerment Act

This bill limits federal support available through the Highway Trust Fund to highways and surface transportation systems designated as part of the Interstate System and correspondingly reduces the taxes on gasoline and other fuels that generate revenue for the fund. The bill phases in these changes over five years.

In addition, the bill

  • eliminates various programs, such as the Congestion and Air Quality Mitigation Improvement Program, that currently receive funding through the Highway Trust Fund;
  • removes requirements for states to comply with federal standards, environmental provisions, and related matters with respect to the design, construction, and maintenance of highways and surface transportation systems that are not part of the Interstate System; and
  • transfers unobligated COVID-19 relief funding to the Highway Trust Fund for unpaid obligations incurred prior to the bill's enactment.
]]> Transportation Empowerment Act Display Title Transportation Empowerment Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Transportation Empowerment Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2803is/xml/BILLS-117s2803is.xml 2021-09-22 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.