House Bill 1299
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Fixing America’s Bridges Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 24, 2021
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
1299
Congress
117
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Fixing America's Bridges Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide assistance to states to replace or rehabilitate certain bridges.
Among other things, the bill
- authorizes DOT to provide assistance for certain activities on bridges, including painting, seismic retrofit, and installation of scour countermeasures (to prevent erosion of soil around a bridge foundation caused by flooding);
- includes a set-aside to ensure funding locally-owned bridges that are not on the federal-aid highway system; and
- provides for a federal cost-share of 90%.
February 24, 2021
02/25/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
02/24/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
02/24/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
May 11, 2023 3:45:15 PM