Federal Highway Beautification Assistance Act of 1979
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Federal Highway Beautification Assistance Act - Amends the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 to assist states in the control of outdoor advertising in areas adjacent to the Interstate System and the primary system. Permits each State to establish its own statewide system to control outdoor advertising. Eliminates the ten percent reduction in Federal highway funds to be appropriated to such State for failure to provide for such effective control. Increases from 75 to 80 percent the Federal share of acquisition costs incurred by the State in compensating the owner of previously lawful signs, displays, or devices. Increases from 75 to 80 percent the Federal share of acquisition costs incurred by the State in compensating the owner of real property on which such signs, displays, or devices are located.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on February 6, 1979. 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 February 6, 1979: 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?
ROBERT STAFFORD (R-VT) introduced it on February 6, 1979, and 7 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 6 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 February 6, 1979, 17383 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17383 days ago, on February 6, 1979.
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