HR5437-118

Introduced

To ensure the rural surface transportation grant program is accessible to rural areas, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 13, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To ensure the rural surface transportation grant program is accessible to rural areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Finance, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H52632AF4843B40B4BCBCC67C53147CBE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Infrastructure Investments for Rural America Act.
  • Section H6A4B230EC1E74701BE341DDA6B4F6504: 2. Rural surface transportation grant program Section 173 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2) by striking over...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To ensure the rural surface transportation grant program is accessible to rural areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Finance, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To ensure the rural surface transportation grant program is accessible to rural areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Finance Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies:
transportation operators and travelers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 13, 2023

Mr. Finstad (for himself, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Golden of Maine, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Finance Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"small community" §H6A4B230EC1E74701BE341DDA6B4F6504

an area that is outside an urbanized area and that has a population of 5,000 or less. in subsection (b)(2)— in subparagraph (B) by striking and at the end

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