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A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridge crossings, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2279| Senate 
| Updated: 1/4/2018
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (2)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bridge Investment Act This bill establishes a bridge investment program to provide financial assistance for projects to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace a bridge on a public road. The program includes small, medium, and large bridge projects and nationally or regionally significant projects involving more than $500 million. The program's goals include improving the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges and the reduction of the number of bridges in need of significant repair. The Department of Transportation may award grants for bridge investment projects that meet specified criteria. The Government Accountability Office shall conduct, and report on, an assessment of the bridge investment grant program.
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Timeline
Jan 4, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 4, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • January 4, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 4, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Transportation and Public Works

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridge crossings, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2279| Senate 
| Updated: 1/4/2018
Bridge Investment Act This bill establishes a bridge investment program to provide financial assistance for projects to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace a bridge on a public road. The program includes small, medium, and large bridge projects and nationally or regionally significant projects involving more than $500 million. The program's goals include improving the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges and the reduction of the number of bridges in need of significant repair. The Department of Transportation may award grants for bridge investment projects that meet specified criteria. The Government Accountability Office shall conduct, and report on, an assessment of the bridge investment grant program.
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Timeline
Jan 4, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 4, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • January 4, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 4, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (2)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted