S. 1939: Moving FIRST Act
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S. 1939: Moving FIRST Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-20 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Moving FIRST Act
Plain summary
Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act or the Moving FIRST Act This bill authorizes through FY2024 the Department of Transportation to award Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation grants to communities of varying sizes to promote technological innovation (e.g., autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and roadway electrification) in transportation systems.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · 3 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] reported raising $2.6 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 Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s1939.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s1939 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116