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Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021

Introduced: March 11, 2021 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021

This bill expands and designates certain route segments on the National Highway System.

Specifically, the bill (1) designates the portion of the Heartland Expressway (relating solely to the portion from Limon, Colorado to Interstate Route I-76 in the vicinity of Brush, Colorado) and the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as future parts of the Interstate System; and (2) permits the continued operation of vehicles on any segment of the Heartland Expressway (relating solely to the portion from Limon, Colorado to I-76 in the vicinity of Brush, Colorado) and the Ports-to-Plains Corridor that is designated as a route on the Interstate System in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico, without regard to vehicle weight limitation requirements.

What's happening now March 11, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1608 Identical bill Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 11, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 11, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 705: Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-705/
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"S. 705: Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-705/.
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S. 705, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-705/.
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