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HR 2606 114th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Horticulture and plants Roads and highways Transportation programs funding

Roads Not Roses Act

Introduced: June 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 2, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Roads Not Roses Act

This bill repeals the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to approve as part of the construction of federal-aid highways the costs of landscape and roadside development.

What's happening now June 3, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 10
R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Nov 4, 2015
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jul 22, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jul 15, 2015
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 23, 2015
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jun 23, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jun 23, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 12, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jun 12, 2015
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Jun 9, 2015
Russell, Steve
· Jun 9, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Jun 2, 2015
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 2, 2015
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jun 2, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2606: Roads Not Roses Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2606/
MLA
"H.R. 2606: Roads Not Roses Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2606/.
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H.R. 2606, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2606/.
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