S 1333
100th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Interstate highway system
Motor Vehicles and Driving
Roads and highways
Rural affairs legislation
Speed limits
State laws
States
A bill to allow the 65 miles per hour speed limit on highways that meet interstate standards and are not currently on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jun 4, 1987
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Authorizes the States to raise the speed limit to 65 miles per hour on highways on the Interstate System which are located outside of an urbanized area of 50,000 population or more and which: (1) are constructed according to specified interstate standards; or (2) are divided four-lane fully controlled access highways designed to accommodate such speeds.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1