US Congress House Bill 2523 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from awarding capital investment grants to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for projects in New York until DOT certifies that drivers using certain vehicular crossings (Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, or George Washington Bridge) to enter into Manhattan receive exemptions from congestion fees. Drivers entering Manhattan using any of the three crossings receive a federal tax credit at the end of the year equal to the amount paid in congestion fees.

Anti-Congestion Tax Act

Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2019-05-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2019-05-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2019-05-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2523/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2523/BILLS-116hr2523ih.pdf