H.R. 203
Red Light Act
In Plain Language
This bill says the federal government will cut off highway funding to any state that gives driver's licenses or ID cards to people who are in the country illegally. The withheld funds cover highway maintenance, safety improvements, and air quality programs. The funding cuts would start in 2023 and continue for any state with such a law.
Official Congressional Research Service summary
Red Light ActThis bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold all of a state's share of certain federal highway funds (specifically, funds for the National Highway Performance Program, the Highway Safety Improvement Program, and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program) in FY2023 and thereafter if such state has enacted a law to provide driver's licenses or other identification cards to aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 4, 2025
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