H.R. 526: ON TIME Act
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H.R. 526: ON TIME Act
112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-08 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
ON TIME Act
Plain summary
Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act or ON TIME Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to: (1) address major transportation investment needs in national trade gateway corridors, (2) reduce freight congestion along current and future trade corridors along surface transportation routes that are or will be congested as a result of current or future growth in international trade, and (3) develop corridors that will increase freight transportation system reliability. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to assess and collect through FY2022 a national trade gateway corridor fee on each article imported into, and exported from, the United States. Requires collected fees to be deposited in the National Trade Gateway Corridor Fund for projects in the transportation trade corridors for the Customs port of unloading of imported, or loading of exported, articles. Sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) the allocation of Fund amounts in the form of grants to state departments of transportation to carry out eligible projects in the corridors for the Customs ports of entry, and (2) project selection and eligibility. Requires the Secretary to establish a transportation trade corridor for each Customs port of entry where fees are collected.
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Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] · 1 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] reported raising $7.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr526.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr526 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112