H.R. 2495: TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-21 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act

Plain summary

TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act This bill provides $7.5 billion in supplemental FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for National Infrastructure Investments under a competitive grant program known as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. The bill permits the funds to remain available through FY2021. The funding provided by this bill is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Emergency spending is exempt from limits on discretionary spending and other budget enforcement rules. The funding is only available if the President subsequently designates the amount as an emergency and submits the designation to Congress. The funding is also exempt from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

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Official text

TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · 69 cosponsors

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Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), William R. Keating (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), André Carson (D-IN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), James A. Himes (D-CT), Al Green (D-TX), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) and 9 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] reported raising $1.1 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-114hr2495.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2495 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114