HR-4759 : Still Just a Bill

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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-10-18IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.House floor actions
2019-10-18IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Kevin Hern [R] (OK-1)
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Policy Area :

Transportation and Public Works
Related Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime prevention
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Firearms and explosives
  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Floods and storm protection
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Infrastructure development
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Motor vehicles
  • Natural disasters
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Pedestrians and bicycling
  • Performance measurement
  • Regional and metropolitan planning
  • Roads and highways
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • Terrorism
  • Transportation costs
  • Transportation programs funding
  • Transportation safety and security
Related Geographic Entities
Related Organizations
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Transportation

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