U.S. Congress - S.1769 Rebuild America Jobs Act
S.1769 - Rebuild America Jobs Act
A bill to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America. view all titles (4)
All Bill Titles
- Popular: Rebuild America Jobs Act as introduced.
- Official: A bill to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America. as introduced.
- Short: Rebuild America Jobs Act as introduced.
- Short: Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development as introduced.
This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it.
Bill's Views
- Today: 4
- Past Seven Days: 20
- All-Time: 10,269
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Committees
No Committees found for this Bill
Latest Vote
Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected - November 03, 2011
Roll call number 195 in the Senate
Question: On the Motion to Proceed S. 1769
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes:
51%
OpenCongress Summary
A small piece of the larger jobs bill proposed by President Obama, S.1660, this bill would invest $50 billion in infrastructure repair, plus another $10 billion in an infrastructure bank, which would provide loans for private, revenue-generating infrastructure projects. The spending would be offset with a 0.5% surtax on all income earned above $1 million.
OpenCongress bill summaries are written by OpenCongress editors and are entirely independent of Congress and the federal government. For the summary provided by Congress itself, via the Congressional Research Service, see the "Official Summary" below.
Official Summary
10/31/2011--Introduced.Rebuild America Jobs Act - Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project areOfficial Summary
10/31/2011--Introduced.Rebuild America Jobs Act - Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States (Buy American). Waives such prohibition in cases where:(1) the prohibition would be inconsistent with the public interest;
(2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of a satisfactory quality; or
(3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25%. Requires all laborers and mechanics employed on federally-assisted projects to be paid wages at the locally prevailing rates (Davis-Bacon Act). Makes specified funds available to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for:
(1) grants-in-aid for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects under the airport improvement program (AIP);
(2) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Next Generation air traffic control system advancements;
(3) highway and bridge restoration, repair, and construction projects and for passenger and freight rail transportation and port infrastructure projects;
(4) grants for high-speed rail projects, capital investment grants for intercity passenger rail service, and grants to reduce congestion on intercity rail passenger transportation;
(5) capital grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak);
(6) transit capital assistance grants;
(7) capital projects for existing fixed guideway system modernization, replacement and repair of buses and bus-related equipment, and construction of bus-related facilities; and
(8) discretionary capital investment grants for surface transportation infrastructure. Authorizes the Secretary to establish standards under which contracts for construction projects contain requirements for the local hiring of individuals to perform construction work under such contracts. Requires projects to comply with Buy American requirements. Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development - Establishes the American Infrastructure Financing Authority (AIFA) as a wholly-owned government corporation to make direct loans and loan guarantees to facilitate transportation, water, or energy infrastructure projects. Requires infrastructure projects assisted under this Act to have costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $100 million ($25 million for rural infrastructure projects). Sets forth special requirements for infrastructure projects in rural areas. Requires the AIFA Chief Lending Officer to establish:
(1) an Office of Rural Assistance to provide technical assistance in the development and financing of rural infrastructure projects, and
(2) a Center for Excellence to provide such assistance to public sector borrowers for the same purpose. Establishes an Office of Special Inspector General to audit and investigate the business activities of AIFA. Makes private projects for which no public benefit is created ineligible for financial assistance. Sets forth terms for loans or loan guarantees for infrastructure projects. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of AIFA to establish and collect fees sufficient to cover AIFA administrative costs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012 the exemption from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for certain tax-exempt private activity bonds. Imposes on individual taxpayers in taxable years beginning after 2012 an additional tax equal to 0.7% of so much of their modified adjusted gross income as exceeds $1 million. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the $1 million threshold amount for taxable years beginning after 2013.
...Read the Rest
Organizations Supporting S.1769
- American Civil Liberties Union
- AFL-CIO
- American Federation of Teachers
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- League of Women Voters
- ...and 24 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing S.1769
- U. S. Chamber of Commerce
See the money trail behind this bill for more info on how campaign contributions may be influencing senators' and representatives' votes.
Latest Letters to Congress
-
S.1769 Rebuild America Jobs Act
parkb13
October 03, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Maryland. I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Maryland. I support S.1769 - Rebuild America Jobs Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Benjamin Park -
S.1769 Rebuild America Jobs Act
Reject
November 17, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Minnesota. I oppose S.1769 - Rebuild America Jobs Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
$15 Trillion in debt doesn't seem like enough? NO! We'll add $50 billion more to the tab....
Sincerely,
Darrell Mammenga -
S.1769 Rebuild America Jobs Act
jhubbs
November 14, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 6th Congressional district of Tennessee. I support S.1769 - Rebuild America Jobs Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
John Hubbs
Vote on This Bill
-
Share This Bill
More Share via Email
