# 116-hr-7095: INVEST in America Act

116-hr-7095, INVEST in America Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7095
- Congress: 116
- Title: INVEST in America Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Introduced: 2020-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act or the INVEST in America Act This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Among other provisions, the bill extends FY2020 enacted levels through FY2021 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs; reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2025 several surface transportation programs, including the federal-aid highway program, transit programs, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and rail programs; addresses climate change, including strategies to reduce the climate change impacts of the surface transportation system and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify opportunities to enhance the resilience of the surface transportation system and ensure the efficient use of federal resources; revises Buy America procurement requirements for highways, mass transit, and rail; establishes a rebuild rural grant program to improve the safety, state of good repair, and connectivity of transportation infrastructure in rural communities; implements new safety requirements across all transportation modes; and directs DOT to establish a pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee to restore and maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and achieve and maintain a state of good repair in the surface transportation system.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8266: FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7867: Healthy Flights Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2: Moving Forward Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7095 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7095)

## Related
- [116-hr-8266: FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8266)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7867: Healthy Flights Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7867)
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-2: Moving Forward Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7095 (as of 2025-11-18).