H.R. 2723: National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-14 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act

Plain summary

National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to improve the efficiency and reliability of freight movement in the United States by establishing (1) a Multimodal Freight Formula Program to distribute funds to each state based on the amount of existing infrastructure within the state; and (2) a National Freight Competitive Grant Program to provide grants to certain entities, including local governments and metropolitan planning organizations. National and state freight plans must include strategies and goals to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, local air pollution, water runoff, and wildlife habitat loss. The bill imposes a 1% excise tax upon the ground transportation cost of property and requires the deposit of such tax revenues into a Freight Trust Fund to finance the Multimodal Freight Formula Program and the National Freight Competitive Grant Program.

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Official text

National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · 15 cosponsors

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Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2723.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2723 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116