H.R. 8998 Introduced Transportation and Public Works

Researching Innovative Shipbuilding and Next-Generation Transit Infrastructure for Durable and Efficient Systems

To require the Transportation Research Board to evaluate innovative hull designs and the use of alternative material construction technologies to enhance operational fleet performance and payload capacity of waterborne transit systems.

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Sponsor Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] Introduced May 21, 2026 Cosponsors 0 Latest action May 21, 2026

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  1. May 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  2. May 21, 2026 Introduced in House

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