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Right-of-Way for American Drivers Act of 2015

Introduced: September 9, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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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

Right-of-Way for American Drivers Act of 2015

This bill repeals the transportation alternatives program. That program funds such projects as those for pedestrians and bicyclists, non-driver and disabled access to safe transportation, recreational trails and areas, land use in rights-of-way, and environmental mitigation (including protection of wildlife).

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 4
All 4 Republican 2
Brat, Dave
· Sep 9, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Sep 9, 2015
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Sep 8, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 17, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2609: Right-of-Way for American Drivers Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2609/
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"H.R. 2609: Right-of-Way for American Drivers Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2609/.
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H.R. 2609, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2609/.
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