Federal Aid Highway and Highway Revenue Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Federal-Aid Highway and Highway Revenue Act of 1980 - Title I: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1980 - Amends the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 to decrease the authorization of appropriations for the Interstate Highway System for fiscal year 1983. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 and the Highway Safety Act of 1978 to increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for: (1) specified highways, parkways, roads, and trails; (2) bridge reconstruction and replacement; and (3) resurfacing of specified lanes and routes on the Interstate System. Sets forth the costs to be included by the Secretary of Transportation in making the revised estimate of the cost of completing the Interstate System. Prohibits the Secretary from approving any project which is to be paid for from funds apportioned for fiscal year 1983, or thereafter, if such project is not eligible for inclusion in such estimated cost. Directs that no State shall receive less than one half of one percent of the total apportionment for highway restoration and resurfacing. Adjusts the formula for the apportionment of Interstate System resurfacing funds. Provides for the reconstruction, as well as the resurfacing, restoring, and rehabilitating, of the Interstate System beginning in fiscal year 1983. Specifies the amount of funds available for emergency relief due to natural disasters or catastrophic failures. Limits to a specified amount obligations for projects resulting from a single disaster or catastrophic failure. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress, by July 1, 1981, an estimated cost of replacing or rehabilitating unsafe bridges (both on and off the Federal-aid systems) in each State. Directs that at least 30 percent of the apportionment to each State shall be expended for the construction of routes on the Interstate System which are not open to traffic. Extends through fiscal year 1983 the authorization of appropriations to encourage the use of car pools and van pools. Directs that specified amounts that any State receives for fiscal year 1983 shall not be less than the apportionments made to such State for fiscal year 1982. Limits to a specified sum the total of all obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Extends and increases the authorization of appropriations for the Federal-aid urban system. Specifies items to be included in bridge project costs. Title II: Highway Revenue Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to the imposition of tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and specified motor fuels to direct that such tax be the greater of: (1) four percent of the applicable average wholesale price of gasoline; or (2) four cents per gallon. Sets forth the definition of and formula for determining the average wholesale price.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on July 1, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on July 1, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, 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?
LLOYD BENTSEN (D-TX) introduced it on July 1, 1980, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 2 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 July 1, 1980, 16872 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16872 days ago, on July 1, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers