US SB2403 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to make direct loans to eligible entities (i.e., grant recipients for buses and bus facilities or state and local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service) for the costs of acquiring electric buses (zero emission vehicles) and for technical assistance in connection with such acquisition and related infrastructure.
Title
Community Health and Clean Transit Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
| Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB8447 (Related) 2020-10-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Subjects
Air quality
Buy American requirements
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Buy American requirements
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2403/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2403/BILLS-116s2403is.pdf |
