Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5731
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Transportation Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 30, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 30, 2020
Latest Action
Jan 31, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5731
Congress
116
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New Jersey
Democrat
New Jersey
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Transportation Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish and maintain on a public website a fixed guideway capital investment grant program dashboard.

The website must contain project-specific pages, including

  • a comprehensive tracker of the status of the project in the approval process;
  • a letter of no prejudice tracker that includes the review process by which DOT grants such a letter and an up-to-date status of such review;
  • the date on which a full funding grant agreement is executed;
  • the status of the project sponsor in securing the required non-federal cost share, based on information provided by the project sponsor; and
  • a comprehensive tracker of the environmental review process for the project.
Text (1)
January 30, 2020
Actions (3)
01/31/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
01/30/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
01/30/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 10, 2022 11:36:00 PM