H.R. 5976 (112th): TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act

Introduced:
Jun 20, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA35]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1124 on Mar 13, 2013. See H.R. 1124 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on June 20, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 20, 2012
Referred to Committee Jun 20, 2012
Cosponsors
51 cosponsors (51D) (show)
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Full Title

Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for the TIGER Discretionary Grant program, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jun 20, 2012.
5 pages

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6/20/2012--Introduced.
TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act - Makes supplemental appropriations of $500 million for each of FY2013 and FY2014 for the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program for national infrastructure investment projects for states, local governments, and transit agencies.

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