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Transportation Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

8/10/2022, 11:36 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 5731

Transportation Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish and maintain on a public website a fixed guideway capital investment grant program dashboard.

The website must contain project-specific pages, including

  • a comprehensive tracker of the status of the project in the approval process;
  • a letter of no prejudice tracker that includes the review process by which DOT grants such a letter and an up-to-date status of such review;
  • the date on which a full funding grant agreement is executed;
  • the status of the project sponsor in securing the required non-federal cost share, based on information provided by the project sponsor; and
  • a comprehensive tracker of the environmental review process for the project.

Current Status of Bill HR 5731

Bill HR 5731 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 30, 2020. Bill HR 5731 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on January 30, 2020.  Bill HR 5731's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. as of January 31, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5731

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
2
Democrat Cosponsors
2
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5731

Primary Policy Focus

Transportation and Public Works

Potential Impact Areas

- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Government information and archives
- Infrastructure development
- Public transit
- Transportation programs funding

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5731

Transportation Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for a program dashboard for the fixed guideway capital investment grants program.
Transportation Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

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