US Congress House Bill 1461 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

DRIVE Act of 2015 Developing Roadway Infrastructure for a Vibrant Economy Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate, on September 30, 2015, the authority of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make certain transfers to the Mass Transit Account. Directs DOT to transfer, on October 1, 2015, all amounts in the Mass Transit Account to the Highway Account. Repeals: the transportation alternatives program; the prohibition against approval of federal-aid highway projects or regulatory actions that will result in the severance of an existing major route or have significant adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light motorcycles, unless the project or action provides for a reasonable alternative route or such a route exists; the authorization for states to use certain funds for construction of pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities; and the requirement that a state set-aside a specified amount of its apportionment of surface transportation program funds for off-system bridges (those not on a federal-aid highway). Defines "transportation alternatives" as any of the following activities when carried out as part of an authorized or funded federal-aid highway program or project, or as an independent program or project related to surface transportation for the construction, planning, and design of: (1) transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; or (2) infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for nondrivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs. Eliminates the requirement that statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs provide for the development of accessible pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities.

DRIVE Act of 2015 Developing Roadway Infrastructure for a Vibrant Economy Act of 2015

Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2015-03-19	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-03-19	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-03-19	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2015-03-19	House	Introduced in House

HB1620 (Related) 2015-03-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1461/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1461/BILLS-114hr1461ih.pdf