To waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration.
Latest action · Jun 22, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Waives compliance with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) minimum retroreflectivity standards by existing traffic control devices on or before the compliance dates established by the FHWA. Exempts from this waiver (thus requiring compliance with such standards by) traffic control devices installed on or after enactment of this Act.
(Replacement of regulatory, warning, and post-mounted guide [except street name] signs is required by January 22, 2015. Replacement of street name signs and overhead guide signs is required by January 22, 2018.)Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2011 to Nov 15, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Jun 21, 2011 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 12, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Nan A. S. Hayworth | Jul 28, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Aug 1, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Joe Walsh | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Nov 15, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2011 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 22, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 21, 2011Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4340)
- Jun 21, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4340 | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann R-TN | Jun 21, 2011 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4365.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1216 | A bill to waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration. | Identical bill | Jun 16, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2011Introduced 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.
