SB 1309 — An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19237, carrying State Route 1018, over a tributary of Dixon Run in Green Township, Indiana County, as the US Army SSGT James D. Rushton Memorial Bridge.
Congress · introduced 2026-05-01
Latest action: — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, May 1, 2026
Sponsors
- Joe Pittman (R, PA-41) — sponsor · 2026-05-01
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, May 1, 2026
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1663 · 2,032 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1663
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1309
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY PITTMAN, MAY 1, 2026
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, MAY 1, 2026
AN ACT
1 Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19237, carrying
2 State Route 1018, over a tributary of Dixon Run in Green
3 Township, Indiana County, as the US Army SSGT James D.
4 Rushton Memorial Bridge.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. US Army SSGT James D. Rushton Memorial Bridge.
8 (a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds that:
9 (1) James Delmont Rushton was born December 24, 1932, in
10 Dixonville, Indiana County.
11 (2) He became Staff Sergeant in the United States Army
12 and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment,
13 then known as the 72nd Heavy Tank Battalion.
14 (3) Staff Sergeant Rushton was discharged in February
15 1955.
16 (4) Staff Sergeant Rushton was awarded the Good Conduct
17 Medal, National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Medal
18 and Korean Service Medal.
19 (5) Staff Sergeant Rushton passed away July 3, 2010.
1 (b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
2 19237, carrying State Route 1018, over a tributary of Dixon Run
3 in Green Township, Indiana County, is designated as the US Army
4 SSGT James D. Rushton Memorial Bridge.
5 (c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
6 maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
7 traffic in both directions on the bridge.
8 Section 2. Effective date.
9 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
20260SB1309PN1663 - 2 -Connected on the graph
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee | — | pa-leg |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | ← | Joe Pittman | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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- Joe Pittman · sponsor · 2026-05-01
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 | Joe Pittman (R, state_upper PA-41) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-01 · sponsored by Joe Pittman (sponsor) · sponsorship