# 115-hr-5310: Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act

115-hr-5310, Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5310
- Congress: 115
- Title: Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Introduced: 2018-03-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act This bill grants an engineer for a public agency that receives funds from the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , or the Department of Agriculture (USDA), in accordance with state and local procurement requirements, maximum flexibility to select appropriate construction materials that meet the performance requirements of a public contract and that allows open and free competition among suppliers of construction materials, notwithstanding federal procurement requirements. A state or local government may not prohibit or restrict any such engineer from using a particular construction material. The Department of Transportation, the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, and USDA shall establish an interagency task force which shall issue a comprehensive report on federally-funded infrastructure projects.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] (R-KS), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX), 2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5310 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5310)

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