S. 1350: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-14 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 85.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 85. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015

Plain summary

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015 This bill amends the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 to extend through July 31, 2015, the authorization, including authorized amount of appropriations, for: federal-aid highway programs generally, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration highway safety programs, and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs. The authorization of appropriations for programs under the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act is also extended through July 31, 2015. The bill extends through the same date the authorization and apportionment of appropriations for formula grants, including those for rural areas, public transportation, and bus and bus facilities. Appropriations are authorized through that date for hazardous materials emergency preparedness and training grants. Expenditure authorities of the Internal Revenue Code are also extended through July 31, 2015, for the Highway, Sport Fish Restoration and Boating, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Funds.

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Official text

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · 1 cosponsors

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: 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.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1350.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1350 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114