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HR 1849 112th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Employment discrimination and employee rights Roads and highways Transportation programs funding

To amend title 23, United States Code, to make the funding available for carrying out section 140 of title 23 mandatory instead of discretionary.

Introduced: May 11, 2011 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 11, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E857)
May 11, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Changes from discretionary to mandatory the funding of nondiscrimination requirements for federal-aid highway projects under the surface transportation and bridge programs.

What's happening now May 12, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1849: To amend title 23, United States Code, to make the funding available for carrying out section 140 of title 23 mandatory instead of discretionary.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1849/
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"H.R. 1849: To amend title 23, United States Code, to make the funding available for carrying out section 140 of title 23 mandatory instead of discretionary.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1849/.
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H.R. 1849, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1849/.
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[H.R. 1849: To amend title 23, United States Code, to make the funding available for carrying out section 140 of title 23 mandatory instead of discretionary.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1849/)
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