Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2479
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 17, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 17, 2017
Latest Action
May 22, 2018
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
2479
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
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New Jersey
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California
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California
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California
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Illinois
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Massachusetts
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New Mexico
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New York
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New York
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New York
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North Carolina
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Pennsylvania
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act

This bill authorizes appropriations for the nation's infrastructure, including appropriations for:

  • secure broadband internet access, with a prioritization on expanding broadband access in unserved areas;
  • drinking water improvements, such as appropriations for the drinking water state revolving fund and programs for reducing lead in drinking water;
  • the electric power grid, with a focus on grid modernization, security, resiliency, and efficiency;
  • energy efficiency in buildings, including homes and schools;
  • incentives for natural gas distribution companies to improve the public safety and environmental performance of the natural gas distribution system (e.g., pipeline replacements);
  • the deployment of renewable energy systems;
  • the incorporation of clean energy into community development and revitalization efforts;
  • revitalization of brownfield sites (commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant);
  • hospital infrastructure, with a prioritization given to projects that include cybersecurity;
  • outpatient health care facilities in the Indian Health Service; and
  • the improvement, renovation, or modernization of the infrastructure at clinical laboratories, teaching health centers, or behavioral health care centers.

In addition, the bill reauthorizes funding for: (1) a diesel emissions reduction program for certain diesel vehicles or fleets, (2) ensuring the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is operated and maintained in an environmentally sound manner; and (3) establishing a Southeast Refined Product Reserve to mitigate the impacts of a severe energy supply interruption in the Southeast.

Text (1)
Actions (7)
05/22/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
05/26/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
05/19/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
05/18/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
05/18/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
05/17/2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/17/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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