H.R. 7339 · 117th Congress

Responsible BUILD Act

Introduced on Mar 31, 2022 by Peter Meijer (R-MI-3). 9 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Apr 1, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 31, 2022
Cosponsors
9
0 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Infrastructure Projects, and for other purposes.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 31, 2022). Public domain.

Responsible, Better Understanding of Infrastructure Leveraged Dollars Act or the Responsible BUILD Act

This bill establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Infrastructure Projects within the Department of Transportation (DOT).

Specifically, the office shall provide for independent and objective (1) supervision of certain infrastructure projects; and (2) leadership and coordination of, and recommendations on, policies designed to promote efficiency and effectiveness and to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse related to such projects.

The office must submit quarterly reports to Congress and DOT on state spending of infrastructure funding.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Peter MeijerR-MI-3Sponsor

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Mar 31, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Mar 31, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Mar 31, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
  4. Mar 31, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
  5. Apr 1, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  6. Apr 1, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  7. Apr 1, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.