To ensure that highway safety signs within 5 miles of a border checkpoint in the United States are bilingual.
Latest action · Sep 16, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 15, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Transportation using federal highway funds to provide that all highway safety signs within five miles of a Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (Department of Homeland Security) inspection station located at the U.S. border with: (1) Canada, are in French and English; and (2) Mexico, are in Spanish and English.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 15, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Sep 15, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
- Sep 15, 2005Introduced in House
- Sep 15, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2005Introduced in House
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