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H.R. 286 101st Congress House

Infrastructure Protection Act of 1989

Official title: To provide that receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund shall not be inclu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund shall not be included in the totals of the budget of the United States Government as submitted by the President or the congressional budget.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Congressional budgetFederal aid highway programFederal budgetsFederal receipts and expenditures
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Government trust fundsHighway financeInland water transportationMass rapid transitOff-budget expenditures
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 15, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Infrastructure Protection Act of 1989 - Prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund (for both the Federal aid highway program and the Mass Transit Account), the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund which are allocable to the transportation-related operations of such Funds from being included in either the Federal budget as submitted by the President or in the congressional budget.

Exempts such Trust Funds from any general statutory budget limitation.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1352 Text similarities Truth in Transportation Trust Funds Act
  • HR 4930 Text similarities Airport and Airway Trust Fund Protection Act of 1990
  • HR 5489 Text similarities Transportation Investment and Trust Act of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 286: Infrastructure Protection Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-286/
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"H.R. 286: Infrastructure Protection Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-286/.
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H.R. 286, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-286/.
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