Surface Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology, and Efficient Review Act 2.0 or the STARTER Act 2.0
This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, innovation, and resiliency programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). It also sets forth requirements for the operation of railroad freight cars in the United States.
For example, the bill extends FY2020 enacted levels through FY2026 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs.
DOT must
The bill also establishes new competitive grant programs to spur innovation of connected vehicle applications into operational deployments and to test the safe integration of automated driving system technologies into the on-road transportation system.
Additionally, the bill addresses projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges on and off the National Highway System.
Further, the bill prohibits the operation of railroad freight cars in the United States that have been manufactured or assembled by certain foreign countries or that contain sensitive technology from such countries.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-20 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House committee actions |
| 2021-05-20 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | House committee actions |
| 2021-05-20 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House committee actions |
| 2021-05-19 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-19 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-19 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |