S. 2993: National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-11-17 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11432-11434)

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-11-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11432-11434) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2004

Plain summary

National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2004 - Establishes the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States to ensure that U.S. infrastructure meets current and future demand and facilitates economic growth. Requires the Commission to study the state of U.S. infrastructure, including such matters as: (1) the capacity of infrastructure improvements to sustain economic development; (2) the age and condition of public infrastructure; (3) the methods used to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public works improvements; (4) investment requirements needed to maintain and to improve facilities and the projected share of investment requirements and expenditures on infrastructure facility improvements by Federal, State, and local governments; and (5) estimates of the return to the economy from public works investment. Directs the Commission to develop recommendations regarding: (1) a Federal infrastructure plan that will detail national infrastructure program priorities; (2) public works improvements and methods of delivering and providing for public work facilities; (3) analysis or criteria and procedures that may be used by Federal agencies and State and local governments in inventorying existing and needed public works improvements, assessing the condition of improvements, and developing uniform criteria and procedures; and (4) proposed guidelines for the uniform reporting by Federal agencies of data regarding infrastructure improvements.

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National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · 1 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2993.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s2993 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108