H.R.8998

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

Introduced·5/21/26

Federal HB8998 mandates the Transportation Research Board to assess innovative hull designs and alternative material technologies to improve.

Federal HB8998 directs the Transportation Research Board to evaluate innovative hull designs and the use of alternative material construction technologies, such as carbon fiber and composite fiber-reinforced polymers, to enhance the operational fleet performance and payload capacity of waterborne transit systems.

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History

May 21

House

Introduced in House

May 21

House

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.