Multimodal Transportation Improvement Act of 1981
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Multimodal Transportation Improvement Act of 1981 - Sets forth the findings of Congress concerning funding of basic improvement and maintenance requirements of the multimodal transportation system in the United States. Amends the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 and the Airport and Airway Revenue Act of 1970 to appropriate specified sums attributable to the collection of customs duties to the Highway Trust Fund and the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Establishes in the Treasury the: (1) Navigable Waterways Trust Fund for navigation projects on U.S. navigable waters; and (2) Railroad Trust Fund for local rail service assistance. Appropriates to the Trust Funds certain amounts attributable to the collection of customs duties.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on December 16, 1981. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From OMB.
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The record's latest action, on July 9, 1982: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From OMB.
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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.
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?
EUGENE ATKINSON (D-PA) introduced it on December 16, 1981, and 5 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 3 Democrats, 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.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 16, 1981, 16387 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16182 days ago, on July 9, 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 OMB.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action