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H.R. 6532: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.

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H.R. 6532: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-17 · Taxation · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-318.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 587 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Senate Amendment, HR6532 (2008-09-11), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-318. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.

Plain 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · 109 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6532, An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance (2008-09-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6532, An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance (2008-09-19)

Cosponsors on this site

John Boozman (R-AR), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Sam Graves (R-MO), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and 49 more.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6532 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110