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H 3416

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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jay Kilmartin and 6 co-sponsors

Massachusetts urges Congress to create a national infrastructure bank to finance, repair, and modernize U.S. roads, bridges, transit, energy, housing, and broadband.

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Bill Summary · H 3416

Summary of Massachusetts H 3416 – Resolutions Urging Congress to Pass National Infrastructure Bank Legislation

What the bill is

  • Bill Number: H 3416
  • Title: Resolutions urging Congress to pass legislation establishing a national infrastructure bank
  • Type: Non-binding resolution (petition) from the Massachusetts General Court
  • Sponsors: Rep. Danillo A. Sena (Acton), Rep. Marcus S. Vaughn, Rep. James B. Eldridge
  • Introduced: February 27, 2025
  • Related bill: HD 4172 (replaces)
  • Status: Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight; Senate concurrence noted. Hearing rescheduled to November 5, 2025, 10:30 AM–1:00 PM (B-2) with a virtual option; location changes noted in updates.

Purpose and intent

  • The core purpose is to urge the federal government to enact legislation establishing a national infrastructure bank (NIB).
  • The resolution frames the NIB as a dedicated, regenerative, nonpartisan funding mechanism to finance, repair, and modernize U.S. infrastructure—roads, bridges, ports, transit, energy, housing, telecommunications, utilities, broadband—thereby supporting economic growth, national security, and quality of life.
  • It advocates for a national approach modeled on historic public financing banks that supported major national projects during critical periods in U.S. history.

Key provisions and changes

  • Policy position: Massachusetts General Court requests Congress to pass legislation creating a national infrastructure bank.
  • Purposes of the NIB (as referenced in the resolution): financing urgently needed infrastructure projects; bringing public infrastructure to a state of good repair; creating jobs and growing the economy.
  • Rhetorical and evidentiary basis: cites infrastructure inadequacies (ASCE 2021 grade of C-, a needing estimate of more than $6 trillion for national needs), aging transportation infrastructure, and increased vulnerability from extreme weather.
  • Nonbinding action: The resolution does not authorize state funding or establish Massachusetts programs; it is a formal statement of the Commonwealth’s position and request to federal lawmakers.
  • Communications: directs the clerk of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Vice President, Congressional leaders, all Massachusetts members of Congress, and the Governor.

Who/what is affected

  • Affects: Federal policy and funding decisions (through urging Congress), and Massachusetts state signaling on national infrastructure policy.
  • Stakeholders cited as supportive groups include various state legislatures, municipal governments, and national organizations (e.g., caucuses of state legislators, planning and development groups, infrastructure-related associations).

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Introduced February 27, 2025; referred to the House committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
  • Concurrent/related actions: Senate concurrence indicated; a companion or replacement bill (HD 4172) is noted as replacing this measure.
  • Hearing: Scheduled for November 5, 2025, 10:30 AM–1:00 PM, in Room B-2 with virtual attendance available. Subsequent updates show changes in hearing location (A-2 to B-2) and continued scheduling for the same date.

Background and context

  • The resolution relies on national-level infrastructure policy debates, highlighting the perceived need for a stable financing mechanism to support large-scale infrastructure modernization.
  • It aligns with broader discussions about modernizing U.S. infrastructure to support competitiveness, resilience, and economic opportunity.

Bottom line

H 3416 is a nonbinding Massachusetts resolution urging Congress to enact a national infrastructure bank. It emphasizes national infrastructure needs, financial stability for large-scale projects, and the potential economic and security benefits, while signaling Massachusetts’ support for federal action. The bill is set for a November 5, 2025 hearing and has a related replacement bill (HD 4172).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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