An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes

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An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes

An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes

Act Details

An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1984-02-28 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 98 United States Congress by James John Howard in relation with: Bridges, Building materials, Buy American, California, Cement industry, Disaster relief, Disasters and Disaster Relief, Federal aid highway program, Highway construction and repair, Highway engineering, Highway finance, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Roads and highways, Transportation and public works.

An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes became law (1) in the United States on 1984-03-09. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Public Works and Transportation (HSPW)

James John Howard, member of the US congress
James John Howard, Democrat, Representative from New Jersey, district 3

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

John Warwick Daniel, Democrat, Senator, from Virginia, district 5
Larry Jones Hopkins, Republican, Representative, from Kentucky, district 6
John Richard Kasich, Republican, Representative, from Ohio, district 12
Abraham Kazen, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 23
David Daniel Marriott, Republican, Representative, from Utah, district 2
David Martin, Representative, from New York, district 30
Nicholas James Mavroules, Democrat, Representative, from Massachusetts, district 6
Richard Belmont Ray, Democrat, Representative, from Georgia, district 3
Samuel Studdiford Stratton, Democrat, Representative, from New York, district 28
Bob Stump, Representative, from Arizona, district 3
Barbara Farrell Vucanovich, Republican, Representative, from Nevada, district 2

Act Overview

  • Number: 4957 (3)
  • Official Title as Introduced: A bill to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes (4)
  • Date First Introduced: 1984-02-28
  • Sponsor Name: James John Howard
  • Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
  • Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
  • Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1984-03-09
  • Type: hr (7)
  • Main Topic: Transportation and public works
  • Related Bills: (8)

    hr3126-98, Reason: related, Type: bill

  • Summary of An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
  • Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion: (1) for FY 1985 one-half of the sums authorized to be appropriated in accordance with the interstate cost estimate for such fiscal year; and (2) for FY 1984 one-half of the sums to be apportioned for such fiscal year in accordance with the interstate substitute cost estimate. Increases the authorized appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for emergency relief for FY 1984. Makes the following projects eligible for emergency relief funds: (1) a project to alleviate flooding conditions on an interstate highway in the vicinity of Carencro Louisiana; and (2) a project to repair any Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County California which was destroyed as a result of storms and a mountain slide during the winter of 1982-1983. Makes funds available to Maryland for resurfacing restoring rehabilitating and reconstructing a specified interstate route. Revises provisions with respect to State use of allocated funds. Makes the construction of a bridge in the vicinity of Valley City and Florence Illinois eligible for the Federal highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to remove cement from its Buy American provisions.

Act Notes

  • [Note 1] An Act (like An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
  • [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
  • [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes)
  • [Note 4] A bill to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1984-02-28) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
  • [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
  • [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
  • [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
  • [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes, go to THOMAS.

Analysis

No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about An Act to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways for fiscal year 1985 and to increase the amount authorized to be expended for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes submitted yet.

Bridges
Building materials
Buy American
California
Cement industry
Disaster relief
Disasters and Disaster Relief
Federal aid highway program
Highway construction and repair
Highway engineering
Highway finance
Illinois
Louisiana
Maryland
Roads and highways
Transportation and public works

Further Reading

  • “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
  • “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
  • “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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