United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3999 (110th)
National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2008
Introduced
30 October 2007
Last action
23 September 2008 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1050.
Sponsors
Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2007 - Amends federal transportation law to revise the national highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop a risk-based priority process for states to assign priority for the replacement or rehabilitation of all federal-aid highways bridges found to be structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Requires states, as a condition for receiving federal assistance, to develop, and annually update, an approved five-year performance plan for highway bridge inspection and rehabilitation and replacement. Directs the Secretary to: (1) annually revise, as necessary, the data contained in the national bridge inventory; (2) make such data more accessible to the public; (3) update national bridge inspection standards; (4) expand the national training program for bridge inspectors to ensure that all bridge inspectors are appropriately trained and certified; and (5) revise federal regulations concerning the qualification of state highway bridge inspection personnel to require program managers and team leaders to be licensed professional engineers. Revises national bridge inspection standards to provide for annual inspections of structurally deficient highway bridges, including biennial inspections of those bridges that have not been determined to be structurally deficient.
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Timeline
30 October 2007
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
30 October 2007
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2284-2285)
Source: IntroReferral
30 October 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 October 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 October 2007
Reported
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
31 October 2007
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
10 July 2008
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 476.
Source: Calendars
10 July 2008
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-750.
Source: Committee
10 July 2008
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-750.
Source: Committee
15 July 2008
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1344 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3999 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
Source: Floor
23 July 2008
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3999 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
23 July 2008
Passed
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
23 July 2008
Floor
Mr. Oberstar moved that the Committee rise.
Source: Floor
23 July 2008
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3999 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
Source: Floor
23 July 2008
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Donna M. Christensen to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
23 July 2008
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1344 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
23 July 2008
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1344. (consideration: CR H7018-7037)
Source: Floor
23 July 2008
Passed
Rule H. Res. 1344 passed House.
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Floor
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3999.
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 367 - 55 (Roll no. 530).
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 367 - 55 (Roll no. 530).
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Vote
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 151 - 268, 5 Present (Roll no. 529). (consideration: CR H7095-7096)
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Floor
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H7095-7096)
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Reported
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Poe motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a section pertaining to removal of certain structurally deficient bridges on federal-aid highways.
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Floor
Mr. Poe moved to recommit with instructions to Transportation. (consideration: CR H7094; text: CR H7094)
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Passed
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7094)
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3999.
Source: Floor
24 July 2008
Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7093-7097)
Source: Floor
25 July 2008
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
10 September 2008
Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
17 September 2008
Reported
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
23 September 2008
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1050.
Source: Calendars
23 September 2008
Reported
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-482. Additional views filed.
Source: Committee
23 September 2008
Reported
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-482. Additional views filed.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 23 September 2008 · Download file
- Referred in Senate · 25 July 2008 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 24 July 2008 · Download file
- Reported in House · 10 July 2008 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 30 October 2007 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3999) to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, to strengthen bridge inspection standards and processes, to increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway System, and for other purposes.
- related to ← National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2008
- amends ← An amendment numbered 3 printed in part B of House Report 110-760 to consider emergency evacuation routes in the risk-based prioritization for replacement or rehabilitation of deficient bridges.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 110-760 to require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the cost benefits of using carbon fiber composite materials in bridge projects instead of traditional construction materials.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 110-760 to Would require the Secretary, in consultation with the states to study the risks posed by a "500 year" flood to bridges on federal-aid highways, bridges on other public roads, and bridges on Indian reservations and park bridges while also giving consideration to safety, serviceability, essentiality for public use, and public safety, The Secretary would report the results to Congress not later than 2 years after enactment of the legislation.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-760 to require the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of the Federal Highway Administration's bridge rating system. The study shall specifically address the effectiveness of using the terms "structurally deficient" and "functionally obsolete" in describing the condition of the highway bridge inventory in the United States.
- amends ← Amendment required the Secretary of Transportation to report to Congress, within 15 days of issuing a critical finding that results in the closure of a bridge, on the economic impact and impact on regional transportation that will result from the bridge closure. The amendment also required the Secretary to recommend solutions to mitigate such impacts.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 110-760 to request the GAO to conduct a study on factors contributing to bridge construction and rehabilitation delays and ways to expedite construction projects.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 110-760 to express that it is the sense of Congress to encourage States that receive Federal funding to develop corrosion mitigation and prevention plans. The plans are encouraged to contain expected useful life of the bridge, details of corrosion mitigation and prevention methods in construction and maintenance of the bridge, certification and approval by a corrosion expert and corrosion training for all bridge inspectors.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3999
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/3999
- us · 110-hr-3999 · source updated 5 December 2025