# 114-hr-6372: Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2016

114-hr-6372, Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN LEWIS (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6372
- Congress: 114
- Title: Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced: 2016-11-17
- Sponsor: JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to allow the use of funds out of the Highway Trust Fund to construct a Type II noise barrier along a federal-aid highway, if it: is part of a project approved by the Department of Transportation before November 28, 1995; or separates a highway or other noise corridor from a group of structures of which the majority of those closest to the highway or noise corridor are residential in nature, and either were constructed before the construction or most recent widening of the highway or noise corridor, or are at least 10 years old. The bill makes the planning, design, or construction of a Type II noise barrier eligible for surface transportation block grant program funding.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6419: Law Enforcement Inclusion Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act
- 114-hr-6139: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6117: Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6108: Never Again Act
- 114-hr-6061: No Lead in School Water Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-6372 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6372)

## Related
- [114-hr-6419: Law Enforcement Inclusion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6419)
- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6139: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Ac…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6139)
- [114-hr-6117: Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6117)
- [114-hr-6108: Never Again Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6108)
- [114-hr-6061: No Lead in School Water Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6061)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6372 (as of 2025-11-18).