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HR 1059 99th Congress House

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for administrative release of highway funds if Congress does not approve the interstate cost estimate and the interstate substitute cost…

Official title: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for administrative release of highway funds if Congress does not approve the interstate cost estimate … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for administrative release of highway funds if Congress does not approve the interstate cost estimate and the interstate substitute cost estimate.

Introduced: September 20, 1985 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Federal aid highway programHighway construction and repairHighway engineeringHighway finance
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Feb 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revises Federal procedures regarding the establishment of interstate cost estimates to direct the Secretary of Transportation to apportion such estimates for construction funds and substitute highway and urban transit projects on October 1 of 1985-1988 if the Congress has not approved such estimates by that time.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Oct 10, 1985
COMBEST, LARRY
· Sep 20, 1985
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 11, 1985
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 31, 1985
TAUZIN, W.
· Apr 29, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1059: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for administrative release of highway funds if Congress does not approve the interstate cost estimate and the interstate substitute cost estimate.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1059/
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"H.R. 1059: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for administrative release of highway funds if Congress does not approve the interstate cost estimate and the interstate substitute cost estimate.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1059/.
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H.R. 1059, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1059/.
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[H.R. 1059: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for administrative release of highway funds if Congress does not approve the interstate cost estimate and the interstate substitute cost estimate.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1059/)
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