Moving Forward Act

Bill: 116-hr-2
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
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Animal and plant health
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Appropriations
Aquatic ecology
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Budget deficits and national debt
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Buy American requirements
California
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
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Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Community life and organization
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Congressional oversight
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Department of Agriculture
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Department of the Interior
Department of the Treasury
Disability and paralysis
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District of Columbia
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Earth sciences
Ecology
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
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Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee hiring
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Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Endangered and threatened species
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy revenues and royalties
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
First responders and emergency personnel
Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Food industry and services
Forests, forestry, trees
Genetics
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Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government liability
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Government trust funds
Great Lakes
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Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Horticulture and plants
Housing supply and affordability
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Labor and Employment
Labor standards
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Law enforcement officers
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Low- and moderate-income housing
Mammals
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Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Maryland
Mental health
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Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Mining
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority employment
Montana
Motor carriers
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National Guard and reserves
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Native Americans
Natural disasters
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Noise pollution
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Pacific Ocean
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pedestrians and bicycling
Performance measurement
Photography and imaging
Pollution liability
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
Public transit
Public utilities and utility rates
Public-private cooperation
Puget Sound
Racial and ethnic relations
Railroads
Regional and metropolitan planning
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Science and engineering education
Scientific communication
Seashores and lakeshores
Securities
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Surface Transportation Board
Technology assessment
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
U.S. territories and protectorates
Unemployment
Urban and suburban affairs and development
User charges and fees
Utah
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Virginia
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings
Washington State
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: 

Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act or the
 
INVEST in America Act

 
This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
 
Among other provisions, the bill
 
 
extends FY2020 enacted levels through FY2021 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs;
 
reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2025 several surface transportation programs, including the federal-aid highway program, transit programs, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and rail programs;
 
addresses climate change, including strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of federal resources;
 
revises Buy America procurement requirements for highways, mass transit, and rail;
 
establishes a rebuild rural grant program to improve the safety, state of good repair, and connectivity of transportation infrastructure in rural communities;
 
implements new safety requirements across all transportation modes; and
 
directs DOT to establish a pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and achieve and maintain a state of good repair in the surface transportation system.
 

action_date: 2020-06-26
text: 

Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act or the
 
INVEST in America Act

 
This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
 
Among other provisions, the bill
 
 
extends FY2020 enacted levels through FY2021 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs;
 
reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2025 several surface transportation programs, including the federal-aid highway program, transit programs, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and rail programs;
 
addresses climate change, including strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of federal resources;
 
revises Buy America procurement requirements for highways, mass transit, and rail;
 
establishes a rebuild rural grant program to improve the safety, state of good repair, and connectivity of transportation infrastructure in rural communities;
 
implements new safety requirements across all transportation modes; and
 
directs DOT to establish a pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and achieve and maintain a state of good repair in the surface transportation system.
 

action_date: 2020-07-01
text: 

Moving Forward Act 

 
DIVISION A--FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 
 
This division extends FY2020 enacted levels through FY2021 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs. It also provides additional contract authority in FY2021 for (1) the Federal Highway Administration, (2) the Federal Transit Administration, (3) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration highway safety programs, and (4) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration motor carrier safety programs. 
 
Among other provisions, the division
 
 
 includes additional routes within the Central Texas Corridor, a high priority corridor on the National Highway System;
 
 includes the Central Louisiana Corridor and the Central Mississippi Corridor as high priority corridors in such system; and 
 
 directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to report on the unique challenges that residents in areas of concentrated poverty face when riding public transportation. 
 
 
DIVISION B--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
 
 This division reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2025 several surface transportation programs, including the federal-aid highway program, transit programs, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and rail programs. 
 
Among other provisions, this division 
 
 
addresses climate change, including strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of federal resources; 
 
revises Buy America procurement requirements for highways, mass transit, and rail;
 
 establishes a rebuild rural grant program to improve the safety, state-of-good repair, and connectivity of transportation infrastructure in rural communities; 
 
expands the DOT highway safety high visibility enforcement program; 
 
require DOT to carry out a safe routes to school program;
 
sets forth motor vehicle safety standards that require new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system, establishes performance requirements for such braking systems, and requires the systems to be used while the commercial vehicles are in operation;
 
 directs DOT to establish a pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and achieve and maintain a state of good repair in the surface transportation system; 
 
modifies requirements for the national multimodal freight policy and state freight plans to include further consideration of environmental and equity impacts; and
 
 revises the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) program of DOT to include an expedited decision time line for public agency borrowers seeking secured loans. 
 
 
The effective date of this division applies beginning on October 1, 2021. 
 
DIVISION C--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION 
 
This division addresses provisions related to hazardous materials transportation, including provisions to reauthorize through FY2025 the hazardous materials programs of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). 
 
Among other provisions, this division 
 
 
repeals certain requirements related to lithium cells and batteries; 
 
directs the Federal Railroad Administration to initiate an evaluation of the safety, security, and environmental risks of transporting liquefied natural gas by rail; 
 
 provides grants to nonprofit organizations to develop hazardous materials response training for emergency responders and make such training available electronically or in person; and 
 
requires DOT to ensure that the PHMSA shares with all relevant stakeholders, including state and local governments, all materials and information received, reviewed, or produced related to pipeline leaks, damage, or disruption. 
 
 
DIVISION D--RAIL 
 
This division addresses various rail related provisions, including the National Rail Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), intercity passenger rail policy, commuter rail policy, and rail safety. 
 
Among other provisions, this division 
 
 
authorizes appropriations through FY2025 to provide grants to support Amtrak's intercity passenger rail service on the Northeast Corridor and the National Network;
 
 prohibits Amtrak from imposing mandatory arbitration clauses when passengers purchase tickets; 
 
modifies provisions related to the Northeast Corridor Commission, including to require the commission to submit a strategic development plan that identifies key state-of-good repair, capacity expansion, and capital improvement projects planned for the corridor.
 
directs Metra (Chicago commuter rail system) and Amtrak to develop one-year and five-year improvement plans for Chicago Union Station; 
 
requires DOT to enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study and issue a report on the safety impacts of freight trains longer than 7,500 feet; and 
 
directs DOT to issue and publish a national strategy on how it plans to address blocked railroad crossings. 
 
 
DIVISION E--AVIATION 
 
This division reauthorizes through FY2025 airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs. It also addresses environmental concerns related to aviation, including development of low-emission aviation technologies. 
 
Among other provisions, this division
 
 
 authorizes certain funding to be used exclusively to bring air traffic control facilities of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) into acceptable condition, including sustaining, rehabilitating, replacing, or modernizing such facilities and associated costs; 
 
sets forth requirements for a change in airport sponsorship or operations with respect to airport operating certificates;
 
 establishes a competitive grant and cost-sharing agreement program to develop, demonstrate, or apply low emission aviation technologies, and produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuels that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 
 
requires DOT to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on climate change mitigation efforts with respect to the civil aviation and aerospace industries; and
 
 directs DOT to establish a Joint Task Force on Air Travel to develop recommended requirements, plans, and guidelines to address the health, safety, security, and logistical issues relating to the continuation of air travel during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency 
 
 
DIVISION F--INVESTMENT IN WATER RESOURCES AND WATER-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE 
 
This division addresses provisions related to water resources and water-related infrastructure, including wastewater infrastructure to help communities with storm water needs. 
 
Among other provisions, this division 
 
 
allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enter into agreements to provide grants for the establishment of hazard mitigation revolving loan funds to provide funding assistance to local governments to carry out projects to reduce disaster risks for homeowners, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and communities;
 
 reauthorizes through FY2025 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund which provides funding for several programs, including fisheries conservation and management, water and boating infrastructure, and recreational boating safety; 
 
requires the EPA to establishes a grant program for purchasing or installing equipment and technology that is used at a port and produces zero exhaust emissions of certain pollutants and greenhouse gases, or captures 100% of the exhaust emissions produced by an ocean-going vessel at berth; 
 
establishes a pilot program to provide funding to states to incorporate wastewater testing for drugs at municipal wastewater treatment plants in order to monitor drug consumption and detect new drug use more quickly and in a more specific geographic region than methods currently in use;
 
establishes a California New River restoration program; 
 
directs the EPA to establish a program to award research grants to wastewater utilities, institutions of higher education, and other entities to investigate the use of wastewater surveillance as an indicator of the distribution of COVID-19 in communities; and 
 
provides direct grants to owners and operators of publicly-owned treatment works for planning, design, construction, and operations training of intelligent wastewater collection systems and storm water management operations, and of innovative and alternative combined sewer and storm water control projects.
 
 
DIVISION G--ENERGY AND COMMERCE
 
This division creates the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, and it provides funding for programs that (1) promote digital equity and broadband capacity building, (2) provide discounts on phone service for low-income consumers, and (3) subsidize internet services for schools and libraries. The bill also establishes specified transparency requirements, such as making federal broadband data available to local governments and changing the way broadband data is collected, disputed, and reported. Further, the bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to redefine unserved and underserved communities and to update its rules permitting Wi-Fi access on school buses. The bill also prohibits states from erecting barriers to locally owned broadband networks.
 
The division establishes requirements related to motor vehicle safety, including rulemakings for crash avoidance, updating the 5-Star Safety Rating System, and establishing standards to reduce injuries and fatalities suffered by pedestrians and cyclists struck by motor vehicles.
 
The division provides funding for certain energy and infrastructure measures, including grant programs to (1) assist water utilities with treatment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, (2) assist rural electric cooperatives or nonprofit entities with designing and demonstrating energy storage and microgrid projects using renewable energy sources, and (3) construct or install community solar facilities that serve multi-family affordable housing. Further, the bill establishes a rebate program, requirements, and funding for specified energy efficiency retrofits. 
 
The division also allows a tax credit for purchasing zero-emission vehicles and supports deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
 
The division provides funds to increase hospital capacity and support community health centers in their response to COVID-19.
 
DIVISION H--ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
 
 This division addresses various provisions, including those related to the national scenic byways program, the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to passenger or freight transportation facilities, and certain transportation policies. 
 
Among other provisions, this division
 
 
 reauthorizes appropriations through FY2025 for the national scenic byways program;
 
 requires, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the owners and operators of equipment or facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to implement personal protective equipment and disinfection and sanitization procedures, and air carriers to submit to the FAA a proposal to permit pilots to wear masks or protective face coverings in the flight deck; 
 
 authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey to fund, through a cooperative agreement with an academic partner, the design, construction, and tenant build-out of a facility to support energy and minerals research and appurtenant associated structures; 
 
 requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study to identify the impact of certain transportation policies on people based on their race, ethnicity, nationality, age, disability status, and gender identity; and 
 
directs the Department of Labor to award implementation or renewal grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible industry or sector partnerships to achieve certain strategic objectives with respect to targeted infrastructure industries (e.g., transportation, construction, energy, information technology, or utilities industries). 
 
 
DIVISION I--ZERO-EMISSION POSTAL FLEET AND OTHER MATTERS
 
This division authorizes appropriations to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for the modernization of postal infrastructure and operations, including through capital expenditures to purchase delivery vehicles, processing equipment, trailers, and other goods. The USPS must ensure that at least 75% of the total number of vehicles purchased using such funds are electric or zero-emission vehicles. 
 
Additionally, not later than January 1, 2026, the USPS must provide at least one electric vehicle charging station at each publicly available postal facility for use by the public or its employees. 
 
DIVISION J--COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES 
 
 This division expands and otherwise modifies various housing and community development programs. Specifically, the division authorizes additional assistance under the following programs
 
 
 the Multifamily Preservation and Revitalization demonstration program,
 
the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant program,
 
 the Native American Housing Block Grant program, the HOME Investment Partnership program, 
 
the Community Development Block Grant program, 
 
supportive housing for individuals with disabilities and for the elderly, and
 
single-family repair loans and grants for very low-income homeowners in rural areas. 
 
 
The division also authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide additional assistance from the Public Housing Capital Fund, the Housing Trust Fund, and the Capital Magnet Fund. 
 
In addition, HUD must 
 
 
establish a grant program for the preservation of manufactured housing, 
 
develop a plan for retrofitting federally assisted housing to support broadband service, and
 
identify public housing and federally assisted housing with lead-based water service pipes.
 
 
 HUD may also award grants for the removal and replacement of such pipes. 
 
The division makes permanent, and otherwise revises, the Interagency Council on Homelessness.
 
In general, the division requires that projects, other than housing development projects, that use Community Development Block Grant funds must use construction materials produced domestically. 
 
HUD may use capital or operating funds to construct new public housing units even if doing so results in a net increase of public housing units. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must study
 
 
 inequities in flood disaster assistance, 
 
broadband service in federally assisted housing, and 
 
the housing infrastructure needs of populations that are at higher risk of homelesness. 
 
 
DIVISION K--REOPEN AND REBUILD AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT OF 2020 
 
The purpose of this division is to support long-term improvements to public school facilities.
 
The division sets forth allocations to states and establishes a need-based grant program for local educational agencies (LEAs).
 
The division requires LEAs that receive funds for new construction to comply with hazard-resistance building codes and performance criteria under the Water Sense Program of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. 
 
The division sets forth requirements for green practices (environmental standards) and requires the use of iron, steel, and manufactured products made in the United States (Buy America). 
 
Funds may not be used for charter schools operated by a nonprofit entity. 
 
The division sets forth reporting requirements, including annual reports on grant program projects and a report by the Government Accountability Office that requires a study of the geographic distribution of projects, the impact of projects on student and staff health and safety, and the accessibility of projects to high-poverty schools.
 
The division increases funding for the Impact Aid Construction program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in each of FY2020-2024. It also awards grant to LEAs for the repair or replacement of crumbling school foundations affected by pyrrhotite. 
 
DIVSION L--PUBLIC LANDS, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
 
This division addresses provisions related to public and tribal lands, water infrastructure, wildlife conservation, and energy. 
 
 Among other provisions, the division 
 
 
 makes permanent the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund; 
 
 authorizes appropriations to provide funding to repair certain water conveyance facilities and restore and maintain fish populations in the San Joaquin River in California;
 
 establishes a grant program to help disadvantaged communities address a significant decline in the quantity or quality of drinking water;
 
 addresses water management infrastructure and improvement, groundwater management, and water conservation and environmental restoration in certain western states; 
 
 directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award through FY2024 additional funds to the Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program; 
 
 ratifies and modifies the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement negotiated between the Navajo Nation, the United States, and Utah; 
 
allows certain agencies to retain and use rental fees for rights-of-way and other telecommunications infrastructure use authorizations;
 
 establishes a grant program for projects that acquire land and water for parks and outdoor recreation purposes; 
 
 establishes the Western Riverside County National Wildlife Refuge in California; 
 
 takes certain land into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; 
 
 establishes the National Wildlife Corridors System and authorizes tribal wildlife corridors;
 
 establishes a program to remediate, reclaim, and close orphaned oil and gas wells;
 
 expands payments from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for abandoned coal mine cleanups; 
 
 creates priority areas for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects on public lands; and 
 
 establishes an offshore wind career training grant program. 
 
 
DIVISION M--REVENUE PROVISIONS
 
This division provides for infrastructure financing through the issuance of infrastructure bonds, including school infrastructure bonds, and revisions to advance funding bond and private activity bond provisions. It also revises and makes permanent the new markets tax credit and increases the rehabilitation tax credit.
 
The division allows a credit for operations and maintenance costs of government-owned broadband. 
 
DHS must make an immediate needs assessment of the condition of child care facilities throughout the United States and award grants to states for such facilities. 
 
The division extends through 2020 the tax credit for the production of energy from certain renewable resources (e.g., biomass, landfill and trash facilities). It also extends other energy-related tax credits, including credits for solar energy, onshore and offshore wind projects, carbon sequestration, alternative fuel refueling property, nonbusiness energy property, two-wheeled plug-in electric vehicles, and energy-efficient homes.
 
The division also revises provisions relating to the low-income housing tax credit and provides a new neighborhood homes tax credit. 
 
The division extends the Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority and certain highway-related excise taxes. 
 
DIVISION N--RIGHTS FOR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFICERS 
 
This division converts employees of the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) to the civil service system applicable to all other federal employees. DHS must consult with labor representatives of TSA employees with respect to the plans and deadlines for the conversion of TSA employees to the standard civil service regime.
 
This division does not repeal or otherwise affect prohibitions against strikes by TSA employees or certain crimes relating to terrorism. 
 
The GAO must report on efforts of the TSA regarding recruitment, including recruitment of veterans and members of the Armed Forces.
 
The TSA must address concerns of the Federal Air Marshall relating to mental health, suicide rate, and morale and recruitment and must provide guidance to TSA employees regarding prevention and protections against COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) .
 
DIVISION O--AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS 
 
This division increases to $60 million the amount that may be transferred from Treasury to the Reforestation Trust Fund. 
 
DIVISION P--BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
 
This division excludes the budgetary effects of each division of this bill from PAYGO scorecards under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and from Senate PAYGO scorecards. 
 
DIVISION Q--STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES 
 This division prohibits funding an entity that is owned by a corporation based in a country that is identified as a nonmarket economy or that infringes on intellectual property or human rights.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 188 (Roll no. 138).
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 188 (Roll no. 138).
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 193 (Roll no. 137).
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crawford motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prohibit the use of funds for any entities owned or controlled by a nonmarket country, those subject to certain other trade monitoring or those listed pursuant to section 9(b)(3) of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Mr. Crawford moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (text: CR H3036)
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Considered as unfinished business.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of the Graves amendment en bloc No. 6, adoption of the Foxx amendment and adoption of the Tlaib amendment all of which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Considered as unfinished business.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 2 were postponed.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tlaib amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Tlaib demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1028, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tlaib amendment No. 3.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1028, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Courtney amendment No. 2.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Foxx amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeFazio demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: WORDS TAKEN DOWN - During the course of debate, exception was taken to certain words used and a demand was made to have the words taken down. Mr. Rose (NY) asked unanimous consent to withdraw the words. Without objection, the words were withdrawn. The House resumed with debate on the Foxx amendment.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1028, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Foxx amendment No. 1.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Graves (MO) amendment en bloc No. 6, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Graves (MO) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1028, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Graves(MO) amendment en bloc No. 6.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1028, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 5.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1028, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the DeFazio amendment en bloc No. 4.
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2995-3039)
action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H.R. 2.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 2 were postponed.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: The motions to reconsider the votes on amendments en bloc numbers one, two, and three to H.R. 2 are laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pallone amendment en bloc No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Shimkus demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1028, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Pallone amendment en bloc No. 3.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1028, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lipinski amendment en bloc No. 2.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeFazio amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Graves (MO) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1028, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the DeFazio amendment en bloc No. 1.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 2.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1028. (consideration: CR H2694-2978; text: CR H2694-2918)
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Rule H. Res. 1028 passed House.
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1028 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
action_date: 2020-06-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 350.
action_date: 2020-06-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-437.
action_date: 2020-06-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-437.
action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-06-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-06-17
text: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.
action_date: 2020-06-17
text: Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged.
action_date: 2020-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2020-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Introduced in House