Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2016
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2021-06-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Community life and organization
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Energy storage, supplies, demand
First responders and emergency personnel
Fishes
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Higher education
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Human trafficking
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Manufacturing
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Product safety and quality
Public transit
Railroads
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Travel and tourism
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Women in business
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-10
text: 

Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes and establishes Department of Transportation programs and requirements relating to freight transport, railways, and motor carriers, particularly with respect to passenger rail infrastructure and the overall safety of rail service, commercial trucking, highways, and motor vehicles. The bill also includes provisions to support technological research and hazardous material response.

action_date: 2021-12-17
text: 

Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes and establishes Department of Transportation programs and requirements relating to freight transport, railways, and motor carriers, particularly with respect to passenger rail infrastructure and the overall safety of rail service, commercial trucking, highways, and motor vehicles. The bill also includes provisions to support technological research, hazardous material response, and evaluations of department programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 227.
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-12-17
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-06-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-06-10
text: Introduced in Senate