Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".

Bill: 115-hjres-84
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-01
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Transportation

Regional and metropolitan planning

Urban and suburban affairs and development
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the Federal Highway Administration's and the Federal Transit Administration's rule finalized on December 20, 2016, that revises transportation planning regulations concerning the alignment of planning regulations with statutory provisions relating to the establishment of metropolitan planning area boundaries and the designation of metropolitan planning organizations.</p>

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 84 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2017 Mr. Lewis of Minnesota submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Transportation relating to Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform (81 Fed. Reg. 93448 (December 20, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.