About the bill
The average national gas price is currently $2.12 per gallon —down about half from the July 2008 peak of $4.11 per gallon. Recently gas prices had fallen for 50 of 51 days. Sounds like great news? Not entirely. Some Members of Congress think it represents a potentially missed opportunity that, if Congress fails to act now, may never come up again.
The issue
The issue is that the federal Highway Trust Fund is underfunded, to the point that it’s projected to run out of cash on hand this month. The American Society of Civil Engineers projects a $846 billion gap just in the next five years alone between what the country has budgeted to pay for roads, bridges, and transit and what those projects will actually cost. As …
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on February 3, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
38 Cosponsors (38 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Blumenauer Files Amendment to Raise the Gas Tax to Fully Fund Transportation Bill”
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 30, 2015
“Larsen: Its Time To Fuel Up Economy With Sustainable Infrastructure Investments”
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Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA2]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 8, 2015
“Congresswoman Lawrence Calls for End to Transportation Funding Gridlock”
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Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI14, 2015-2022]
on Jul 10, 2015
History
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Dec 3, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3636 (113th). |
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Feb 3, 2015
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
H.R. 680 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 680. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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