# 116-hr-5449: Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019

116-hr-5449, Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5449
- Congress: 116
- Title: Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2019-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) surface transportation system funding alternatives program. Under the program, DOT provides grants to states to demonstrate user-based alternative revenue mechanisms that utilize a user fee structure to maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. Specifically, the bill increases funding to carry out the program; authorizes DOT to provide grants for states to test solutions to ensure the privacy and security of data collected for the purpose of implementing a user-based alternative revenue mechanism; revises reporting requirements for DOT; and requires DOT to provide special consideration to projects that carry out activities not previously carried out to advance the knowledge and practice of surface transportation system funding alternatives or that collect revenues from pilot project participants.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8790: 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act
- 116-hr-8729: Native American Language Resource Center Act
- 116-hr-8687: Saving the Civil Service Act
- 116-hr-8639: Mental Health Justice Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8637: Japanese American Confinement Education Act
- 116-hr-8635: Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5449 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5449)

## Related
- [116-hr-8790: 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8790)
- [116-hr-8729: Native American Language Resource Center Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8729)
- [116-hr-8687: Saving the Civil Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8687)
- [116-hr-8639: Mental Health Justice Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8639)
- [116-hr-8637: Japanese American Confinement Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8637)
- [116-hr-8635: Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8635)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5449 (as of 2025-11-18).