Rebuild America Act

Rebuild America Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should:

• create jobs and support businesses while improving the nation's global competitiveness by modernizing and strengthening our national infrastructure;
• invest resources in transportation corridors that promote commerce and reduce congestion;
• update and enhance the U.S. network of rail, dams, and ports;
• develop innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure to leverage federal funds with private sector partners;
• invest in critical infrastructure to reduce energy waste and bolster investment in clean energy jobs and industries;
• invest in clean energy technologies that help free the United States from its dependence on oil;
• eliminate wasteful tax subsidies that promote pollution and fail to reduce our reliance on foreign oil;
• spur innovation by facilitating the development of new cutting-edge broadband internet technology and improving internet access for all Americans;
• modernize, renovate, and repair elementary and secondary school buildings in order to support improved educational outcomes;
• invest in the nation's crumbling water infrastructure to protect public health and reduce pollution;
• upgrade and repair the nation's system of flood protection infrastructure to protect public safety; and
• invest in U.S. infrastructure to address vulnerabilities to natural disasters and the impacts of extreme weather.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                  S. 4

 To create jobs and strengthen our economy by rebuilding our Nation's 
                            infrastructure.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 22 (legislative day, January 3), 2013

Mr. Reid (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Wyden, 
  Mr. Levin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
  Lautenberg, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Coons) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To create jobs and strengthen our economy by rebuilding our Nation's 
                            infrastructure.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rebuild America Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

    It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--
            (1) create jobs and support businesses while improving our 
        Nation's global competitiveness by modernizing and 
        strengthening our national infrastructure;
            (2) invest resources in transportation corridors of 
        national and regional significance that promote commerce and 
        reduce congestion;
            (3) update and enhance our national network of rail, dams, 
        and ports of the United States;
            (4) develop innovative financing mechanisms for 
        infrastructure, such as an infrastructure bank, to leverage 
        Federal funds with private sector partners;
            (5) invest in critical infrastructure, such as a smarter 
        national energy grid, to reduce energy waste and bolster 
        investment in clean energy jobs and industries;
            (6) invest in clean energy technologies that help free the 
        United States from its dependence on oil, especially foreign 
        oil;
            (7) eliminate wasteful tax subsidies that promote pollution 
        and fail to reduce our reliance on foreign oil;
            (8) spur innovation by facilitating the development of new 
        cutting-edge broadband internet technology and improving 
        internet access for all Americans;
            (9) modernize, renovate, and repair elementary and 
        secondary school buildings in public school districts and 
        community colleges across the United States in order to support 
        improved educational outcomes in those schools;
            (10) invest in the Nation's crumbling water infrastructure 
        to protect public health and reduce pollution;
            (11) upgrade and repair the Nation's system of flood 
        protection infrastructure, such as levees, to protect public 
        safety; and
            (12) invest in the infrastructure of the United States to 
        address vulnerabilities to natural disasters and the impacts of 
        extreme weather.
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