HR 2397 · 96th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

A bill to amend section 154 of title 23, United States Code, to authorize a speed limit of seventy miles an hour in certain States.

Introduced 1979-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.(1979-02-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from approving projects in States lying west of the one hundredth meridian which have: (1) a maximum public highway speed limit in excess of 70 miles per hour; or (2) a speed limit not uniformly applicable to all types of motor vehicles if the highway had a uniformly applicable speed limit on November 1, 1973.…

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