Skip to main content
HR 1846 112th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Public contracts and procurement Public transit Roads and highways Transportation programs funding Wages and earnings

Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2011

Introduced: May 23, 2011 Introduced by: Foxx, Virginia Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 12, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 11, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 11, 2011
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2011 - Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to laborers and mechanics working on federal-aid highway construction projects and public transportation construction projects).

What's happening now May 20, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 745 Related bill Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
  • HR 746 Related bill Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Chaffetz, Jason
· May 23, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 13, 2011
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1846: Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1846/
MLA
"H.R. 1846: Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1846/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1846, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1846/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1846: Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1846/)
Report a problem