A bill to authorize appropriations for the construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the United States Code, to amend the Highway Safety Act of 1966 to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
Latest action. unanimous consentDoing business by universal agreement instead of votes. Most Senate floor action happens this way, which is why a single objecting senator has real power.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) Request to Discharge the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation and Consider Rejected in House.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill failed the vote the record describes below. A measure that fails is not revived; the same text has to be introduced again as a new measure.
The record's latest action, on October 1, 1982: Unanimous Consent Request to Discharge the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation and Consider Rejected in House.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JAMES HOWARD (D-NJ) introduced it on April 9, 1981, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 2 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
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Vote history
- HouseDid not advance · October 1, 1982
- SenateNot reached
- PresidentNot reached