# 119-hr-8998: Researching Innovative Shipbuilding and Next-Generation Transit Infrastructure for Durable and Efficient Systems

119-hr-8998, Researching Innovative Shipbuilding and Next-Generation Transit Infrastructure for Durable and Efficient Systems, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-06-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8998
- Congress: 119
- Title: Researching Innovative Shipbuilding and Next-Generation Transit Infrastructure for Durable and Efficient Systems
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-26

## Summary

**Directs the Transportation Research Board to evaluate innovative hull designs and the use of alternative construction materials such as carbon fiber, hybrid configurations, and other composite fiber-reinforced polymers for waterborne transit systems.** The study would focus on options to improve operational fleet performance and payload capacity. This portion of the bill establishes no funding authorizations, appropriations, timelines, reporting requirements, or enforcement mechanisms.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Study of hull designs and materials: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Transportation Research Board to study new hull shapes and alternative materials. The study would cover carbon fiber, hybrid materials, and other composite fiber-reinforced polymers. Its goal would be improving fleet performance and payload capacity for waterb…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8998 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8998)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8998 (as of 2026-06-26).