# 116-hr-5117: ROCKS Act

116-hr-5117, ROCKS Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5117
- Congress: 116
- Title: ROCKS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2019-11-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rebuilding Our Communities by Keeping aggregates Sustainable Act or the ROCKS Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a working group of federal, state, tribal, and local stakeholders to conduct a study on the regulatory and legislative improvements necessary to preserve access to covered resources and reduce the costs and environmental impacts of infrastructure projects. (Covered resources are materials used in the construction and maintenance of roads, buildings, and other facilities, including stone, sand, and gravel.)

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5117 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5117)

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