A bill to withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals.
Latest action · Nov 14, 2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 483.
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.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highways funds in any fiscal year after FY2009 if such state does not require verifiable evidence of lawful presence in the United States or its territories from each applicant for a driver's license or personal identification card issued by the state. Grandfathers states that have such a requirement in effect before the later of: (1) October 1, 2009; or (2) 10 days after the end of the first session the state's legislature convenes after enactment of this Act.
Redistributes withheld funds to states that satisfy the requirements of this Act.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 13, 2007 to Dec 5, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Nov 13, 2007 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Dec 5, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2007Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 483.
- Nov 13, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Nov 13, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14287-14288)
- Nov 13, 2007Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
In the Congressional Record 3
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S15177 | John Barrasso R-WY | Dec 12, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S14353 | Harry Reid D-NV | Nov 14, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S14287, S14349 | Harry Reid D-NV, John Barrasso R-WY | Nov 13, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2007Placed on Calendar Senate
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