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IMAGINE Act

USA117th CongressS-939| Senate 
| Updated: 3/24/2021
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (1)
Susan M. Collins (Republican)

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 2021 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 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, public toll authorities, and units of local government for coastal or rural infrastructure bridge projects and value engineering projects to enhance the performance of bridges through the use of innovative materials; and provides grants for the design and installation of water infrastructure projects.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-403
IMAGINE Act
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 29, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2197
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-403
    IMAGINE Act


  • March 24, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 24, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • March 29, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2197
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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  • HR 117-2197: IMAGINE Act
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IMAGINE Act

USA117th CongressS-939| Senate 
| Updated: 3/24/2021
Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2021 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 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, public toll authorities, and units of local government for coastal or rural infrastructure bridge projects and value engineering projects to enhance the performance of bridges through the use of innovative materials; and provides grants for the design and installation of water infrastructure projects.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-403
IMAGINE Act
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 29, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2197
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-403
    IMAGINE Act


  • March 24, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 24, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • March 29, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2197
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (1)
Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2197: IMAGINE Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInfrastructure developmentIntergovernmental relationsMaterialsPedestrians and bicyclingPerformance measurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRoads and highwaysRural conditions and developmentSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsTechnology transfer and commercializationTransportation programs fundingWater resources fundingWater use and supply