Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2129
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to develop best practices for incorporating resilience into emergency relief projects, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 16, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 16, 2019
Latest Action
Jul 16, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
2129
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
Wisconsin
Republican
Indiana
Democrat
Maryland
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to (1) revise the emergency relief manual of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), including by incorporating resilience into its emergency relief program; (2) develop best practices for improving the use of resilience in the program; (3) provide information on such best practices to the FHWA and states; and (4) develop and implement a process to track the consideration of resilience as part of emergency relief efforts and the costs of emergency relief products. (The emergency relief program provides funds for emergency and permanent repairs on federal-aid highways and roads that have suffered serious damage because of a natural disaster or catastrophic failure from an external cause.)

Text (1)
Actions (2)
07/16/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
07/16/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:37 PM