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IMAGINE Act

USA116th CongressS-403| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (7)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Tina Smith (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2019 or the IMAGINE Act This bill encourages the use of innovative construction materials and techniques to accelerate the deployment, extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of domestic transportation and water infrastructure projects. Among other things, the bill establishes an Interagency Innovative Materials Standards Task Force to assess existing standards and test methods for the use of innovative materials in infrastructure, identify key barriers in the standards area that inhibit broader market adoption, and develop new methods and protocols, as necessary, to better evaluate innovative materials; requires the Department of Transportation to enhance the development of innovative materials in the United States by providing awards to entities for establishing and operating new innovative material innovation hubs; directs the Federal Highway Administration to provide grants to states departments of transportation, tribal governments, or units of local governments for coastal and rural infrastructure bridge projects; and provides grants for the design and installation of water infrastructure projects.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 18, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6898
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • May 18, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6898
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1159: IMAGINE Act
  • HR 116-6898: IMAGINE Act
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IMAGINE Act

USA116th CongressS-403| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2019 or the IMAGINE Act This bill encourages the use of innovative construction materials and techniques to accelerate the deployment, extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of domestic transportation and water infrastructure projects. Among other things, the bill establishes an Interagency Innovative Materials Standards Task Force to assess existing standards and test methods for the use of innovative materials in infrastructure, identify key barriers in the standards area that inhibit broader market adoption, and develop new methods and protocols, as necessary, to better evaluate innovative materials; requires the Department of Transportation to enhance the development of innovative materials in the United States by providing awards to entities for establishing and operating new innovative material innovation hubs; directs the Federal Highway Administration to provide grants to states departments of transportation, tribal governments, or units of local governments for coastal and rural infrastructure bridge projects; and provides grants for the design and installation of water infrastructure projects.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 18, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6898
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • May 18, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6898
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (7)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Tina Smith (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1159: IMAGINE Act
  • HR 116-6898: IMAGINE Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInfrastructure developmentIntergovernmental relationsMaterialsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRoads and highwaysRural conditions and developmentSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsTransportation programs fundingWater resources fundingWater use and supply