H.R. 5976 would establish the United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inUnited States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act - Establishes the United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century to editreview published materials on the wikination's transportation, water, energy, public lands, and behousing infrastructure and assess the firstchallenges of meeting the nation's infrastructure needs in the 21st century.

Directs the Commission to submit to Congress a report that: (1) documents those challenges and articulates a national vision of infrastructure investments to overcome them; (2) contains specific recommendations on policies and investments to provide for streamlined state and local transportation investment processes, an electric grid that delivers clean, safe, and affordable energy, reductions in greenhouse has emissions, and improved transportation mobility, community health outcomes, water conservation, and public lands infrastructure accommodating user growth without degrading the environment; and (3) contains a detailed summaryset of model principles to ensure that future investments in the bill!)nation's infrastructure incorporate the report's findings and recommendations.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 5/6/2008:5/7/2008: Referred to House committee.subcommittee. Status: Referred to the CommitteeSubcommittee on TransportationRailroads, Pipelines, and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Hazardous Materials.
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== Points in Favor ==

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