Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act

Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act
Long title	An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes
Acronyms (colloquial)	FAST Act
Enacted by	the 114th United States Congress
Effective	December 4, 2015
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 114–94 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	129 Stat. 1312
Codification
Acts amended	Securities Act of 1933
Titles amended	23 U.S.C.: Highways
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as "Hire More Heroes Act of 2015" (22) by Rodney Davis (R–IL–13) on January 6, 2015; Passed the House on January 6, 2015 (unanimous consent, 412-0); Passed the Senate on July 30, 2015 (65-34); Reported by the joint conference committee on December 3, 2015; agreed to by the House on December 3, 2015 (359-65) and by the Senate on December 3, 2015 (83-16); Signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 4, 2015;

The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, or the FAST Act, is a funding and authorization bill to govern United States federal surface transportation spending. It was passed by Congress on December 3, 2015, and President Barack Obama signed it on the following day. The vote was 359–65 in the House and 83–16 in the Senate.