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S. 2271: AID in Appalachia Act

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S. 2271: AID in Appalachia Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-25 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

AID in Appalachia Act

Plain summary

Advancing Infrastructure Development in Appalachia Act or the AID in Appalachia Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Balance Exchanges for Infrastructure Program to improve highway infrastructure development in the Appalachian region of the United States. DOT must incentivize certain states within the Appalachian region to use unobligated balances of funding to improve highway infrastructure in the region.

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Official text

AID in Appalachia Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · 1 cosponsors

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Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-s2271 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116