US HB679 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Road Usage Charge Pilot Program to make competitive grants to state or local governments, or metropolitan planning, regional transportation planning, or tribal organizations to conduct pilot studies on implementing mileage-based fee systems as a method for funding transportation highway projects. Directs the Secretary to establish a working group to: develop national technology standards for a road usage charge, as well as national privacy standards for such a charge that balance the effectiveness of revenue systems with user privacy; and evaluate the potential of the methods studied in the program to manage demand and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
Title
Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. |
| 2015-02-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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. |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E152-153) |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles
Regional and metropolitan planning
Right of privacy
Roads and highways
State and local finance
Technology assessment
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles
Regional and metropolitan planning
Right of privacy
Roads and highways
State and local finance
Technology assessment
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/679/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr679/BILLS-114hr679ih.pdf |
