Congressional Hearings on ISTEA Reauthorization
- House T&I hearings part 1 – March 28 and May 2, 7 and 16, 1996.
- House T&I hearings part 2 – June 5 and 18 and July 11, 18, 25 and 30, 1996.
- House T&I hearings part 3 – September 19 and 26, 1996.
- Senate EPW hearings part 1 – February 13 and 26 and March 6, 13 and 19, 1997.
- Senate EPW hearings part 2 – March 22, 26, and 28, April 7 and 21, May 7 and June 6, 1997.
- Senate EPW hearings on a 6-month extension – November 4, 1997
The Clinton Administration’s NEXTEA Proposal
The House’s BESTEA Bill
- Preliminary “discussion draft” of the House bill
- Section-by-section analysis of the discussion draft
- H.R. 2400 as introduced on September 4, 1997
- House T&I full committee markup of H.R. 2400, September 27, 2015 (Video)
- House Ways and Means full committee markup of H.R. 2400 – JCT description of the chairman’s amendment and JCT score of the chairman’s amendment.
- Text of H.R. 2400 as reported by House T&I and House Ways and Means
- House committee report to accompany H.R. 2400 (H. Rept. 105-467) – Part 1 (T&I), Part 2 (CBO cost estimate), Part 3 (Ways and Means)
- H. Res. 405, special rule from the Rules Committee setting debate terms for H.R. 2400, and H. Rept. 105-476, containing text of all amendments made in order to H.R. 2400 during House consideration.
- House floor debate on H.R. 2400 – part 1, part 2 and part 3– April 1, 1998.
- Text of H.R. 2400 as amended and passed by the House.
The Senate’s ISTEA II Bill
S. 1173 as introduced in the Senate on September 12, 1997.
Senator Warner’s statement upon the introduction of S. 1173.
S. 1197 as reported by the Environment and Public Works Committee on October 1, 1997.
Senate committee report to accompany S. 1197.
Senate floor debate on S. 1197 – part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 6 [more to come starting Oct 23]
S. 1173 as fully amended by the Senate and ordered printed.
The Conference Agreement – TEA21
Bill signing (Vide0)
