Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act
Summary
Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act This bill revises the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program to require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that the design and construction of a project carried out under the program must have appropriate payment and performance security, regardless of whether the obligor is a state, local government, agency or instrumentality of a state or local government, public authority, or private party. DOT may accept such payment and performance security requirements if it makes a written determination that the federal interest is adequately protected.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 9, 2021
Last action Mar 9, 2021
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Committee
1
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Joni Ernst
RRepublican
Co
Mark Kelly
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Rounds
RRepublican
Co
Tim Scott
RRepublican
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