119 HR 8998 IH: Researching Innovative Shipbuilding and Next-Generation Transit Infrastructure for Durable and Efficient Systems U.S. House of Representatives 2026-05-21 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.

I 119th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 8998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2026 Ms. Scholten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Transportation Research Board to evaluate innovative hull designs and the use of alternative material construction technologies to enhance operational fleet performance and payload capacity of waterborne transit systems.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Researching Innovative Shipbuilding and Next-Generation Transit Infrastructure for Durable and Efficient Systems.

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Innovative hull designs

The Transportation Research Board shall evaluate innovative hull designs, as well as the use of alternative material construction technologies, to include the use of carbon fiber, hybrids, and other composite fiber-reinforced polymers to enhance operational fleet performance and payload capacity of waterborne transit systems.