SecBot SecBot

Researching Innovative Shipbuilding and Next-Generation Transit Infrastructure for Durable and Efficient Systems

H.R. 8998 Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI-3) In committee
Bill text PDF
  1. Introduced May 21
  2. Committee May 21
  3. Passed House Next
  4. Passed Senate Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, May 21, 2026Next: House vote
160d ago May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Final votes
No roll callsNo recorded vote on this bill yet
Lobbying
2companies, 3 filings
Subscribe to see spend
Member trades
1trades in the last 90 days
Subscribe to see who
Who backs the bill and who pushes back Subscribe

Companies lobbying on this bill

2 companies
Companies by sector
Energy 1Mining & Materials 1
Search all 2 companies, their asks and price moves Subscribe

Summary

This bill requires the Transportation Research Board to evaluate innovative hull designs and alternative material construction technologies to improve the performance and payload capacity of waterborne transit systems. Sec. 2, Innovative hull designs: The Transportation Research Board must evaluate innovative hull designs and the use of alternative material construction technologies, including carbon fiber, hybrids, and other composite fiber-reinforced polymers, to enhance operational fleet performance and payload capacity of waterborne transit systems.

Summary of the bill text as introduced in House (May 21, 2026), generated by SecBot from the official bill text; the Library of Congress summary is not yet published.

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.