National Construction Safety Team Enhancement Act of 2024
This bill updates the National Construction Safety Team Act by replacing "building" with "structure" throughout the law and adjusting related terminology. It ensures investigations cover a broader range of infrastructure, including bridges, dams, and other structures, not just traditional buildings. Key provisions clarify that investigations may defer to other federal agencies when appropriate and update references to "engineering standards, practices, and building codes." The bill does not change funding levels, maintaining the $5 million annual appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology through 2027. It focuses on modernizing the law's language to reflect current infrastructure safety needs without introducing new requirements.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jun 15, 2023
Last action May 9, 2024
Floor votes · House May 8, 2024
How they voted
358–41
Passed · 30 other
Total votes 429
May 8, 2024
D
Democratic213
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican215
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 9, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
May 8, 2024
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 358 - 41 (Roll no. 195). (text: 5/7/2024 CR H2922)
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 358 - 41 (Roll no. 195). (text: 5/7/2024 CR H2922)
lower
May 7, 2024
Introduced
Mr. Kean (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Sep 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-175.
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Jun 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
lower
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Zoe Lofgren
DDemocratic
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Emilia Strong Sykes
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Sorensen
DDemocratic
Co
Frank D. Lucas
RRepublican
Co
Haley M. Stevens
DDemocratic
Co
Jamaal Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
Jay Obernolte
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Jackson
DDemocratic
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