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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 2 (Reported in House) · Preamble

Preamble. To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.

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To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Mr. DeFazio — Cosponsors: Ms. Norton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Neal, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Welch, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Adams, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Sires, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Craig, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Trone, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.
Tonko, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Evans, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Luján, Ms. Dean, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Heck, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Plaskett, Ms.
Wild, Mr. Takano, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Case, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Porter, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Kim, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Allred, Mr. McNerney, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Himes, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Correa, Ms. Haaland, Mr. McEachin, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Lamb — Actions: June 11, 2020 — Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Lipinski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; June 26, 2020 — Additional sponsors:
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Neal, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Welch, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr.
Huffman, Ms. Adams, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Sires, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Craig, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Trone, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Evans, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Courtney, Mr.
Luján, Ms. Dean, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Heck, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Wild, Mr. Takano, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Case, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Porter, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Kim, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Allred, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Himes, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Stanton, Mr.
Correa, Ms. Haaland, Mr. McEachin, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Veasey, and Mr. Lamb; June 26, 2020 — Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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