S. 1344: Highway Investment Protection Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-06-24 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-06-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Highway Investment Protection Act

Plain summary

Highway Investment Protection Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to transfer remaining unobligated stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) to ensure its solvency through FY2010. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the expenditure authority of the HTF through FY2010.

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Official text

Highway Investment Protection Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · 12 cosponsors

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John Barrasso (R-WY), John Cornyn (R-TX)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1344.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s1344 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111