Surface transportation bill approved by House committee
The 62-2 vote adds White House-backed rail safety rules and a new EV fee to fund highway and rail programs through fiscal 2031.
- The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act early Friday, authorizing $580 billion for surface transportation and infrastructure over five years.
- Legislators included the Railway Safety Act to address the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, mandating improved braking systems and speed restrictions on trains carrying hazardous materials.
- The 1,000-page legislation provides $45 billion for bridge projects, marking the largest federal investment in U.S. history, while establishing the first framework for autonomous commercial motor vehicles, including "robotaxis."
- In a 62-2 bipartisan vote, Chairman Sam Graves and Ranking Member Rick Larsen secured the package, though Congress must pass the bill by September 30 when current surface transportation law expires.
- The bill is on track to reach the U.S. House floor for a vote as soon as June, though lawmakers may need to pass an extension first given the current legislative backlog.
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$580B federal highway bill clears committee; includes rail safety, EV fees
(The Center Square) – A long-awaited bill spending $580 billion on American highways and transportation infrastructure is on track to hit the U.S. House floor for a vote as soon as June.
'Pro-trucker’ highway bill advances to House floor
The BUILD America 250 Act has advanced through the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with major pro-trucker priorities intact. During a markup hearing that began on Thursday, March 21 and concluded in the early-morning hours on Friday, March 22, the T&I Committee voted 62-2 in favor of the bipartisan measure. The $580 billion highway bill package now advances to the full House. Although dozens of amendments were introduced at the…
Surface transportation bill approved by House committee
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced its sweeping five-year transportation reauthorization bill early Friday morning after adding on a White House-backed rail safety provision — a twist that could complicate the bill’s support on the floor. The vote to approve the measure was 62-2, overwhelmingly giving panel Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo., and ranking member Rick Larsen, D-Wash., the bipartisan package they had intended. T…
BUILD America 250 Act Advances Through Committee
What happened: The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee May 21 approved a new, five-year authorization of highway, transit and safety programs—a critical first step to enacting a new surface transportation bill. The bipartisan bill passed nearly unanimously and would largely maintain current core highway and transit programs and increase support for bridge programs. Rail safety, electric vehicles, and transit programs were features of…
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