Skip to main content
S 329 99th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Federal aid highway program Motor Vehicles and Driving Roads and highways Speed limits State laws States

A bill entitled the Highway Speed Modification Act of 1985.

Introduced: January 31, 1985 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jan 31, 1985
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law relating to maximum speed limits on any public highway to direct the Secretary of Transportation to disapprove State highway projects seeking Federal proportional contribution if: (1) such highways have a maximum speed limit in any urbanized area (currently, any State public highway) exceeding 55 miles an hour; and (2) the maximum speed limit on any other public highway in the requesting State exceeds 65 miles per hour.

Directs the Secretary to reduce the Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to a State if data submitted by such State indicates that the percentage of motor vehicles exceeding 55 miles an hour in any urbanized area (currently, any area) is greater than 50 percent.

What's happening now January 31, 1985

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1