Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2020

Summary

Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2020 This bill addresses provisions related to surface transportation research, development, and deployment programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Among other provisions, the bill reauthorizes through FY2025 DOT highway research and development programs, including highway safety, technology and innovation deployment, training and education, and intelligent transportation systems; sets forth a program to provide awards to institutions of higher education or nonprofit research organizations to establish regional road weather research and development centers; reauthorizes through FY2025 the university transportation centers program, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the public transportation research and development program, the National Cooperative Rail Research Program, the hazardous materials research and development program, and the National Cooperative Freight Transportation Research Program; establishes Centers of Excellence to advance research and development that improves the resilience of regions of the United States to natural disasters, extreme weather, and the effects of climate change on modal and multimodal transportation and infrastructure; directs DOT to carry out and publish the results of a study for the purpose of informing land use and transportation planning for accessible health, food, education, and other essential services and activities; and requires DOT to establish a multimodal national cooperative freight transportation research program, a Heavy Freight Autonomous Trucking Research Initiative, and an Advanced Transportation Research and Innovation Program.

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Timeline

1. 15 June 2020

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 June 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 June 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 June 2020

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 15 June 2020 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2020

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2020

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 June 2020

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Sponsors

• EDDIE JOHNSON · D · Sponsor
• Frank Lucas · R · Sponsor
• Daniel Lipinski · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
• Haley Stevens · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Brian Babin · R · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing
• · hssy00 · Standing

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