II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2518 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2019 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Investment and an Office of Rural Economic Investment, to ensure that rural communities are adequately represented in Federal decisionmaking for transportation policy, and for other purposes.