HR 5065
117th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Border security and unlawful immigration
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Red Light Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Aug 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Aug 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Red Light Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold from states allocations of federal highway funds in FY2021 and thereafter if such states enact laws that provide drivers' licenses or other identification cards to aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5065: Red Light Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5065/
"H.R. 5065: Red Light Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5065/.
H.R. 5065, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5065/.
[H.R. 5065: Red Light Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5065/)