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HR 509 99th Congress House

A bill to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and for construction of substitute highway and transit projects, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 30, 1985 See on congress.gov
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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.
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Feb 27, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Feb 27, 1985
See H.R.1251.
Jan 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Jan 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

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion for expenditure on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: (1) one-half of the sums authorized to be appropriated in accordance with the interstate cost estimate for FY 1985; and (2) the sums authorized to be appropriated in accordance with the interstate cost estimate for FY 1986.

Directs the Secretary to apportion: (1) one-half of the sums to be apportioned for FY 1984 for expenditure on substitute highway and transit projects; and (2) the sums to be apportioned for FY 1985 for expenditure on substitute highway and transit projects.

Specifies apportionment factors.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1251 Related bill A bill to apportion one-half of the funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways fo…
  • HR 694 Identical bill A bill to apportion funds for construction of Interstate highway projects and substitute highway and transit projects.
  • HR 1274 Identical bill A bill to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and for co…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 26, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 30, 1985
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jan 30, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 509: A bill to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and for construction of substitute highway and transit projects, and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-509/
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"H.R. 509: A bill to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and for construction of substitute highway and transit projects, and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-509/.
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H.R. 509, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-509/.
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