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S 65 100th Congress Senate

A bill entitled the "Highway Speed Modification Act of 1987".

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Federal aid highway programHighway financeMotor Vehicles and DrivingRoads and highways
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Speed limitsState financeState lawsStatesTransportation and TravelUrban affairsUrban highwaysUrban transportation
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 6, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law relating to maximum speed limits on any public highway to direct the Secretary of Transportation to disapprove State highway projects seeking Federal proportional contribution if: (1) such highways have a maximum speed limit in any urbanized area (currently, any State public highway) exceeding 55 miles an hour; and (2) the maximum speed limit on any other public highway in the requesting State exceeds 65 miles per hour.

Directs the Secretary to reduce the Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to a State if data submitted by such State indicates that the percentage of motor vehicles exceeding 55 miles an hour in any urbanized area (currently, any area) is greater than 50 percent.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 6, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 65: A bill entitled the "Highway Speed Modification Act of 1987".. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-65/
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"S. 65: A bill entitled the "Highway Speed Modification Act of 1987".." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-65/.
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S. 65, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-65/.
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