# 114-hr-5977: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of certain announcements, and for other purposes.

114-hr-5977, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of certain announcements, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] (R-PA); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5977
- Congress: 114
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of certain announcements, and for other purposes.
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2016-09-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to give Congress three full business days' prior notice of any announcement of competitive DOT projects receiving a discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit of $750,000 or more. DOT shall also give Congress notice of emergency program fund allocations for the repair of highways and roads damaged as a result of a disaster: three full business days before issuance of the allocation; or concurrently with the allocation, if it is made using DOT's quick release (or any successor) process.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2016-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act
- 114-hr-3763: Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-1338: Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-5977 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5977)

## Related
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-3763: Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3763)
- [114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3651)
- [114-hr-2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2646)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-1338: Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1338)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5977 (as of 2025-11-18).