To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.
Latest action · Sep 15, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-318.
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.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 23, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 10, 2008
- To the PresidentSep 11, 2008
- Became lawSep 15, 2008Public Law 110-318
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 10, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to transfer from the Treasury $8.017 billion to the Highway Trust Fund.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 587 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Senate Amendment | Passed376–29 | Sep 11, 2008 |
| House 518 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed387–37 | Jul 23, 2008 |
Cosponsors 109
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2008 to Jul 23, 2008; 70 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 17, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 17, 2008 |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2008Discharged Sep 10, 2008 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2008Signed by President.
- Sep 15, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-318.
- Sep 11, 2008Mr. Lewis (GA) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8039-8043, H8045)
- Sep 11, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6532.
- Sep 11, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 11, 2008Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 29 (Roll no. 587). (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8039)
- Sep 11, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 11, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 10, 2008Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 10, 2008Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8256-8264)
- Sep 10, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S8263)
- Sep 10, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 10, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Jul 24, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jul 23, 2008Mr. Lewis (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 23, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6833-6838)
- Jul 23, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6532.
- Jul 23, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 23, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6854)
- Jul 23, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 23, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 387 - 37 (Roll no. 518). (text: CR H6833)
- Jul 17, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 19, 2008H.R. 6532, An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 11, 2008, and signed by the President on September 15, 2008</p>
- Sep 19, 2008H.R. 6532, An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balanceDirect spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 11, 2008, and signed by the President on September 15, 2008
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-1263 | IMPROVING THE FEDERAL BRIDGE PROGRAM: INCLUDING AN ASSESSMENT OF S. 3338 AND H.R. 3999215 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-108 | ECONOMIC STIMULUS FOR SMALL BUSINESS: A LOOK BACK AND ASSESSING NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RELIEF70 pages | Small Business Committee | Jul 24, 2008 |
CRS reports 15
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 15
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48845 | Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Federal Highway Programs | Report | Sep 8, 2026 |
| R47573 | Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) | Report | Apr 14, 2026 |
| R48472 | The Highway Trust Fund’s Highway Account | Report | Jun 3, 2025 |
| R47042 | Terrorism Risk Insurance: Overview and Issue Analysis | Report | Mar 8, 2022 |
| R45350 | Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation Archived | Report | May 11, 2020 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 5427 | To change the date of restoration. | Max Baucus D-MT | Amendment SA 5427 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6447 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance. | Related bill | Jul 9, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 11, 2008Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Jul 24, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jul 23, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 17, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
