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HR 3461 111th Congress House

Orphan Highway Restoration Act

Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide grants and technical assistance to restore orphan highways.

Introduced: July 31, 2009 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Roads and highwaysTransportation programs funding
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Aug 3, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 31, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 31, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2139)
Jul 31, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 3, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Orphan Highway Restoration Act - Defines "orphan highway" to mean a highway that: (1) formerly was a U.S. numbered highway; (2) no longer is a principal route for traffic passing through a state; and (3) because of decreased importance to statewide transportation, has received only routine maintenance but needs significant restoration.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) make grants and provide technical assistance to states and local government units to restore orphan highways; and (2) allocate funds to grant recipients for FY2010-FY2015 based on a calculated formula.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 31, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 31, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3461: Orphan Highway Restoration Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3461/
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"H.R. 3461: Orphan Highway Restoration Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3461/.
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H.R. 3461, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3461/.
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