H.R. 5604: Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010
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H.R. 5604: Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-25 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 452 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5604 (2010-07-20), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 - Rescinds specified amounts authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for: (1) safety belt performance grants; (2) administrative expenses of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (3) the National Driver Register; (4) NHTSA operations and research; and (5) transit formula and bus grants.
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Official text
Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5604, Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 (2010-07-14); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5604, Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010 (2010-07-14)
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 452 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5604 (2010-07-20): Passed
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- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5604.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5604 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111