The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act or the FAST Act is a funding and authorization bill to govern United States federal surface transportation spending.
It was passed by Congress on December 3, 2015, and President Barack Obama signed it on the following day. The vote was 359–65 in the House of Representatives and 83–16 in the United States Senate.
Long title | An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | FAST Act |
Enacted by | the 114th United States Congress |
Effective | December 4, 2015 |
Citations | |
Public law | Pub. L. 114–94 (text) (PDF) |
Statutes at Large | 129 Stat. 1312 |
Codification | |
Acts amended | Securities Act of 1933 |
Titles amended | 23 U.S.C.: Highways |
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The bill was introduced to the House by Rodney Davis (R‑IL) as the "Hire More Heroes Act of 2015" on January 6, 2015. The $305 billion, five-year bill is funded without increasing transportation user fees. (The federal gas tax was last raised in 1993.) Instead, funds were generated through changes to passport rules, Federal Reserve Bank dividends, and privatized tax collection.
In Section 6021, Congress asked the Transportation Research Board (TRB) to conduct a study of the actions needed to upgrade and restore the Interstate Highway System to fulfill its role as a crucial national asset, serving the needs of people, cities and towns, businesses, and the military while remaining the safest highway network in the country. The subsequent 2019 report, "Renewing the National Commitment to the Interstate Highway System: A Foundation for the Future," recommended actions Congress could take.
The Act requires a reanalysis of the costs and benefits of electronically controlled pneumatic brakes.[citation needed]
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