A bill to provide for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Martin Luther King Bridge over the Mississippi River connecting the cities of St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make a grant to the Highway Department of the State of Missouri for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Martin Luther King Bridge over the Mississippi River which connects the cities of Saint Louis, Missouri, and East Saint Louis, Illinois. Provides that the acquisition of land and interests in land necessary for such project shall be the full expense of the Missouri highway department. Prohibits the Secretary from making the grant until the States have agreed upon the plans for the bridge reconstruction and rehabilitation under the General Bridge Act of 1946 and have given adequate assurances that such bridge and its approaches will be maintained by them. Authorizes appropriations after September 30, 1982, as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on November 19, 1981. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
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The record's latest action, on June 16, 1982: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
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In the 97th Congress (1981-82), 473 of the 11,489 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.1 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
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.
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Who is behind it?
ROBERT YOUNG (D-MO) introduced it on November 19, 1981, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 3 Democrats.
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.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 19, 1981, 16413 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16204 days ago, on June 16, 1982.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 97th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1983 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseUnfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action