Negating Neighborhood Noise Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Negating Neighborhood Noise Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Transportation, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers 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, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H59FC9FD4DAC44891A34E2E1336AD00C3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Negating Neighborhood Noise Act of 2026.
- Section HCB5F1BEEF2874D07BFA5A019048044F6: 2. Permitting use of highway trust fund for construction of certain noise barriers Section 339(b) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23...
- Section H1FD4567F7AE24DE08859B6AC7D1A1F99: 3. Eligibility for surface transportation block grant funds Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b) by adding at the end the...
- Section H7A987126E0E74C099CEA0EA620B5F425: 4. Multipurpose noise barriers The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that a noise barrier constructed or preserved under section 339(b) of the National...
- Section H0CB9CFB922D44413B605B770DFC863EC: 5. Aesthetics A project sponsor constructing or preserving a noise barrier under section 339(b) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Negating Neighborhood Noise Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Transportation, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, Negating Neighborhood Noise Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Himes, Ms. Norton, …
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?
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
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