HR 764 · 102th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Highway Trust Fund Improvement Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-01-31· Sponsored by Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.(1991-03-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Highway Trust Fund Improvement Act of 1991 - Directs that the receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund (the Fund) allocable to the transportation-related operations of such Fund not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, deficit, or surplus for purposes of: (1) the budget of the Government as submitted by the President; (2) the congressional budget; or (3) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Defines "transportation-related operations" for such purposes as the disbursements, and the receipts allocable to such disbursements, under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to expenditures from the Fund for the Federal-aid highway program and from the Mass Transit Account. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to exclude from the congressional budget the outlays and revenue totals of the Fund allocable to transportation-related operations and the surplus or deficit totals required under such Act. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Fund from reduction under a sequestration order. Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 197…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican