United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act

Bill: 110-hr-5976
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2008-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air pollution control
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Electric power distribution
Electric power production
Energy
Environmental Protection
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Housing and Community Development
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Nature conservation
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public health
Transportation engineering
Transportation planning
Water Resources Development
Water conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: 
United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act - Establishes the United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century to review published materials on the nation's transportation, water, energy, public lands, and housing infrastructure and assess the challenges of meeting the nation's infrastructure needs in the 21st century.

Directs the Commission to submit to Congress a report that: (1) documents those challenges and articulates a national vision of infrastructure investments to overcome them; (2) contains specific recommendations on policies and investments to provide for streamlined state and local transportation investment processes, an electric grid that delivers clean, safe, and affordable energy, reductions in greenhouse has emissions, and improved transportation mobility, community health outcomes, water conservation, and public lands infrastructure accommodating user growth without degrading the environment; and (3) contains a set of model principles to ensure that future investments in the nation's infrastructure incorporate the report's findings and recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E833)
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Introduced in House