S 9216 — Directs the department of transportation and certain public authorities to study certain bridges spanning bodies of water connected to deep water ports in the state
Congress · introduced 2026-02-17
Directs the Department of Transportation, the Bridge Authority, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel authority, the Thruway authority, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to each conduct a study of certain bridges spanning bodies of water connected to deep water ports in the state to determine whether such bridges have the structural integrity to withstand an impact from large vessels such as cargo ships, oil tankers and cruise ships; requires a report and recommendations; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Latest action: 2026-05-05 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Michelle Hinchey (—, NY-41) — sponsor · 2026-02-17
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
- · senate — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 9216A
- · senate — AMEND BY RESTORING TO ORIGINAL PRINT 9216
- · senate — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
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| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | Michelle Hinchey | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Hinchey (—, state_upper NY-41) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-02-17 · sponsored by Michelle Hinchey (sponsor) · sponsorship