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S 206 102th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Federal aid highway program Interstate highway system Roads and highways Speed limits

A bill to make available on a permanent basis a 65-mile-per-hour speed limit on certain qualifying highways in any State.

Introduced: January 14, 1991 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) 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 14, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 14, 1991
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law to make permanent and available to any State the 65 miles-per-hour speed limit demonstration project.

What's happening now January 14, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 206: A bill to make available on a permanent basis a 65-mile-per-hour speed limit on certain qualifying highways in any State.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-206/
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"S. 206: A bill to make available on a permanent basis a 65-mile-per-hour speed limit on certain qualifying highways in any State.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-206/.
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S. 206, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-206/.
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