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S 2718 110th Congress Senate

A bill to withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of…

Official title: A bill to withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from States that issue driver's licenses to individua… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals.

Introduced: March 5, 2008 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Driver licensesEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to transportationFederal-state relations
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Government Operations and PoliticsHighway financeHighway maintenanceIdentification devicesIllegal aliensImmigrationInfrastructureRoad constructionState laws
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This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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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Mar 6, 2008
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
Mar 5, 2008
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 5, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 6, 2008

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highways funds in any fiscal year after FY2009 if such state does not require verifiable evidence of lawful presence in the United States or its territories from each applicant for a driver's license or personal identification card issued by the state. Grandfathers states that have such a requirement in effect before the later of: (1) October 1, 2009; or (2) 10 days after the end of the first session the state's legislature convenes after enactment of this Act.

Redistributes withheld funds to states that satisfy the requirements of this Act.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2718: A bill to withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2718/
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"S. 2718: A bill to withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2718/.
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S. 2718, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2718/.
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[S. 2718: A bill to withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2718/)
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