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<p><span class="fck_mw_template">{{Economic Policy (U.S.)|congress=110|bill=h3074}}</span> The <b>Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008</b> (H.R. 3074) was a bill in the <a _fcknotitle="true" href="110th Congress">110th Congress</a> "making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes." (Official title.)<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">Project Vote Smart’s info page on <a href="http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=16232">Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R.3074)</a>.</ref> </p><p><usbillinfo congress="110" bill="H.3074" /> </p><p><span class="fck_mw_template">{{Article summary|fckLRfckLR*Prohibits funds from being used to establish a cross-border motor carrier program allowing Mexican motor carriers to operate beyond commercial zones along the border between the United States and Mexico (Sec. 136).&lt;ref name=&quot;ProjectVoteSmart info&quot;&gt;Project Vote Smart’s info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=16232 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R.3074)].&lt;/ref&gt; fckLRfckLR*$195.00 million for replacing the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and $1.00 billion for bridge repairs in other states.&lt;ref name=&quot;ProjectVoteSmart info&quot;&gt;Project Vote Smart’s info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=16232 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R.3074)].&lt;/ref&gt; fckLRfckLR*$1.66 billion for the Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak services.&lt;ref name=&quot;ProjectVoteSmart info&quot;&gt;Project Vote Smart’s info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=16232 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R.3074)].&lt;/ref&gt; fckLRfckLR*$39.69 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.&lt;ref name=&quot;ProjectVoteSmart info&quot;&gt;Project Vote Smart’s info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=16232 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R.3074)].&lt;/ref&gt; }}</span> </p> <h2> Key votes </h2> <h3> House Passage </h3> <p><usvoteinfo rollcall="693" chamber="house" year="2007" /> </p><p><br /> <br> <usvoteinfo rollcall="708" chamber="house" year="2007" /> <span class="fck_mw_template">{{Record vote display|U.S. House of Representatives record vote 708, 110th Congress, Session 1}}</span> </p><p><usvoteinfo year="2007" chamber="house" rollcall="713" /> <span class="fck_mw_template">{{Record vote display|U.S. House of Representatives record vote 713, 110th Congress, Session 1}}</span> </p><p><br> </p> <ul><li>Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $110.25 billion for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the 2008 fiscal year.<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info" /> </li></ul> <p><usvoteinfo year="2007" chamber="house" rollcall="1102" /> </p> <h3> Senate passage </h3> <p><usvoteinfo year="2007" chamber="house" rollcall="331" /> <span class="fck_mw_template">{{Record vote display|U.S. Senate record vote 331, 110th Congress, Session 1}}</span> </p><p>An amendment to prohibit the implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act, which is related to pay for union workers, failed to pass. </p><p><usvoteinfo year="2007" chamber="senate" rollcall="334" /> <span class="fck_mw_template">{{Record vote display|U.S. Senate record vote 334, 110th Congress, Session 1}}</span> </p><p>The Senate passed the bill later that day by a vote of 88-7. <usvoteinfo year="2007" chamber="senate" rollcall="336" /> <span class="fck_mw_template">{{Record vote display|U.S. Senate record vote 336, 110th Congress, Session 1}}</span> </p> <h2> Articles and resources </h2> <h3> See also </h3> <h3> References </h3> <p><references /> </p>

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