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Washington, D.C. —Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced the USER FEE Act (Using Sustainable Energy Resources to Fund Equitable e-Transportation Act) which would establish a user fee for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to equitably fund the Highway Trust Fund. The Highway Trust Fund is currently funded by federal fuel excise taxes and other fees; electronic vehicles do not pay into the Highway Trust Fund and thus do not help to repair the roads they drive on.
Washington- Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) announced the reintroduction of the Invest in American Railroads Act, H.R. 2474. The bipartisan legislation, which was introduced with Representatives Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) and Chris Pappas (D-NH), makes critical improvements to the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (RRIF) and unleashes billions of new investment in passenger, short line and regional rail.
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker announced the reintroduction of the Keystone Line for the Commonwealth Act, H.R. 609. First introduced last year, the legislation would require the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, commonly known as Amtrak, to transfer ownership of the Keystone East Line and certain stations along that line to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for management by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Lloyd Smucker voted in favor of H.R. 133 which provides additional relief to families and small businesses and continues to fund government operations through September 30, 2021. The legislation passed with strong bipartisan support. Smucker issued this statement following the vote:
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) is announcing the introduction of H.R. 8389, the Keystone Line for the Commonwealth Act.
As appeared in the July 16, 2020 edition of the Lititz Record Express, Elizabethtown Advocate & Ephrata Review.
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted against the partisan H.R. 2, during a markup in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. After consideration of many amendments, Rep. Smucker opposed the legislation and issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) announced the introduction of H.R. 5947, Invest in American Railroads Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) announced his subcommittee assignments on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 116th Congress.
Smucker will sit on three subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials and the Subcommittee on Aviation.