P.L. 112-5, The Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011
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H.R. 662 would provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.
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Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2011: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 128 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 662 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative Mica of Florida or his designee, which shall be in order without intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question.
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There was no up-or-down vote in the Senate.
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Paul Magaziner
February 28, 2011, 8:24pm (report abuse)I wanted to see how much FTA New Starts was cut back.
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