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119TH CONGRESS · UPDATED 10:23 PM ET
HOUSESTANDING COMMITTEE · SINCE 1946SINCE 1946

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Writes laws on highways and bridges, mass transit, aviation, railroads, pipelines, shipping and the Coast Guard. It also covers dams and flood control, wastewater systems, federal buildings and the federal response to disasters.

Writes laws on roads, bridges, transit, aviation, rail, shipping and the Coast Guard. Also covers flood control and disaster response.

WHAT IT DECIDES
Highways and bridgesAviationRail and transitShips and portsCoast GuardDisaster response
Highways and bridgesAviationRail and transitShips and portsCoast GuardDisaster response
ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS

909 bills sent here. 76 came out.909 bills in. 76 came out.

8.4% CAME OUT · HOUSE AVERAGE 10%
REFERRED909
CAME OUT8.4%76
PASSED THE HOUSE67%51
BECAME LAW0%0

8.4% came out, against a House average of 10%.

REFERRED
909
THIS CONGRESS
CAME OUT
76
8.4% OF PREVIOUS
PASSED THE HOUSE
51
67% OF PREVIOUS
BECAME LAW
0
0% OF PREVIOUS

Bills can be sent to more than one committee. “Came out” means this committee voted to report it or was discharged from it, or the full House passed it.

BILLS WAITING HERE · 825

What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet

H.R. 10691 · SENT OCT 10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10691SENT OCT 1Ban Flock ActTL;DR Automatic license plate readers record details about vehicles and can help track their movements. The Ban Flock Act would restrict federal use of the readers and their data, condition certain federal grants on state and local limits, and bar most federal funding for reader-related activities. It would allow limited toll-only use under rules for handling the data.Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-1415 STORIESAlexandria Ocasio-CortezD-NY-140 COSPONSORS15 STORIESH.R. 10683 · SENT OCT 10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10683SENT OCT 1Authorize supplemental funding for the Federal Aviation AdministrationTL;DR Federal agencies rely on funding to carry out their work. H.R. 10683 would authorize supplemental funding for the Federal Aviation Administration.Tracey MannR-KS-1Tracey MannR-KS-10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10673 · SENT OCT 10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10673SENT OCT 1Require placards on lithium-ion battery shipmentsTL;DR Lithium-ion batteries are transported in containers, vehicles, and rail cars. The bill would require an external placard on those carrying the batteries.Harriet M. HagemanR-WY-ALHarriet M. HagemanR-WY-AL0 COSPONSORSH.R. 10667 · SENT OCT 10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10667SENT OCT 1Set procedures after major disaster declarationsTL;DR INSUFFICIENT_DATAVirginia FoxxR-NC-5Virginia FoxxR-NC-50 COSPONSORSH.R. 10662 · SENT OCT 10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10662SENT OCT 1Better Transit for Riders ActTL;DR Transit riders may depend on different agencies and services connecting smoothly. The bill would create a task force to recommend benchmarks for transit funding, agency coordination, access, and regional planning. It would also call for public recommendations on rider experience, safety, investments, and long-term funding.Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-10Mark DeSaulnierD-CA-100 COSPONSORS
MEMBERS · 67

In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line

14 LEAVING AFTER THIS CONGRESS
WHERE THEY’RE FROM33 STATES

Darker means more members. California has the most, with 10.

WHAT IT HANDLES

Transportation first, then disasters and emergencies

POLICY AREA OF THE 909 BILLS SENT HERE
Transportation42146%
Disasters and emergencies11012%
Environmental protection9210%
Government operations647%
Water projects384.2%
Other18420%
SUBCOMMITTEES · 6

Where the detailed work happens

CURRENT SUBCOMMITTEES ONLY
HEARINGS AND MARKUPS

When it meets

45
hearings this Congress
21
markups

Includes the 6 subcommittees. A markup is where members amend a bill and vote to send it to the floor.

Nothing scheduled yet. Committees post meetings about a week ahead.

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