WORKS Act

Summary

Withdrawing from Overburdensome Reviews and Keeping us Safe Act or the WORKS Act This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highways and bridges, emergency and disaster relief, firearms, and environmental reviews. Among other things, the bill authorizes emergency relief funds to be used to pay for projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges, including to improve drainage; provides grants for local communities to develop disaster preparedness and disaster response plans that include the use of bicycles; establishes a competitive grant program to provide assistance to local government entities for bollard installation projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and acts of terrorism in areas utilized by large numbers of pedestrians; requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow an individual to possess a firearm in an area of a water resources development project if it is not prohibited by law; and directs the Department of Transportation to complete expedited environmental reviews of tribal transportation safety projects.

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Timeline

1. 18 October 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in House · 18 October 2019 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Resilient Highways Act of 2019
• related to → STOP Act of 2019
• related to → A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects.
• related to → America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019
• related to → STOP Act of 2019