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H.R. 974: MOVE Freight Act of 2013

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H.R. 974: MOVE Freight Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-05 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

MOVE Freight Act of 2013

Plain summary

Multimodal Opportunities Via Enhanced Freight Act of 2013 or MOVE Freight Act of 2013 - Defines the "national freight network" as a network composed of highways, railways, navigable waterways, seaports, airports, freight intermodal connectors, and aerotropolis transportation systems most critical to the multimodal movement of freight. Revises requirements for establishment and designation of a national freight network. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a national freight network for efficient movement of freight on highways (as currently), railways, and navigable waterways, as well as into and out of inland ports, seaports, and airports. Recharacterizes the primary freight network as multimodal, including critical rail corridors, critical intermodal connections, and critical inland port, seaport, and airport infrastructure. Directs the Secretary to require (currently, encourage) states to develop state freight plans for immediate and long-range planning activities and investments with respect to freight. Requires states to coordinate with neighboring states to ensure multistate network continuity and connectivity. Directs the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program for capital investment projects that improve the efficiency of the national transportation system to move freight. Limits the federal share of project net capital costs to 80%. Requires a grant recipient to submit to the Secretary: (1) a project management plan and an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of $500 million or more, or (2) an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost of $100 million or more.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

MOVE Freight Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adam Smith (D-WA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Garamendi (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr974 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113