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H.R. 3341: STARTER Act 2.0

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H.R. 3341: STARTER Act 2.0

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-19 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · 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 Water Resources and Environment. 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.

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Official title

STARTER Act 2.0

Plain summary

Surface Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology, and Efficient Review Act 2.0 or the STARTER Act 2.0 This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, innovation, and resiliency programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). It also sets forth requirements for the operation of railroad freight cars in the United States. For example, the bill extends FY2020 enacted levels through FY2026 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs. DOT must provide competitive grants for projects to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the federal-aid highway system; establish a discretionary program to award competitive grants for eligible projects that encourage economic viability of the nation, a metropolitan area, or a region; create a public awareness campaign to reduce instances of driving while under the influence of prescription and over-the-counter medications; and promulgate regulations to implement an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21. The bill also establishes new competitive grant programs to spur innovation of connected vehicle applications into operational deployments and to test the safe integration of automated driving system technologies into the on-road transportation system. Additionally, the bill addresses projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges on and off the National Highway System. Further, the bill prohibits the operation of railroad freight cars in the United States that have been manufactured or assembled by certain foreign countries or that contain sensitive technology from such countries.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

STARTER Act 2.0

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · 38 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), David Rouzer (R-NC), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Don Bacon (R-NE)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
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Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3341 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117