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H.R. 3193: Transportation Emergency Relief Funds Availability Act

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H.R. 3193: Transportation Emergency Relief Funds Availability Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-11 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] · 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 Highways and Transit. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Transportation Emergency Relief Funds Availability Act

Plain summary

Transportation Emergency Relief Funds Availability Act This bill revises the treatment of deadlines for federal-aid highways and public transportation projects emergency relief funds awarded by the Department of Transportation (DOT). The bill repeals the current two-year deadline for emergency relief projects to advance to the construction obligation stage. DOT must allow up to six years for projects funded through an emergency relief program to advance to construction. The new six-year deadline starts following the date on which a disaster was declared by a state's governor or the President.

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Official text

Transportation Emergency Relief Funds Availability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] · 48 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] reported raising $582,746 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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).
Obligation
A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3193 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116