3.0.0 5156 2023-01-11T13:40:21Z 2023-01-11T13:40:21Z House HR 2018-03-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 38 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POE of Texas:H.R. 5156.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Subsection 18: the ``Necessary andProper'' clause[Page H1373]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-06T19:12:24Z Referred to 2018-03-05T17:02:20Z 2018-03-06 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2018-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2018-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 N C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2018-03-05 True S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2018-09-28 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2018-11-14 False Transportation and Public Works Forests, forestry, trees Marketing and advertising Roads and highways Transportation and Public Works 00 2018-03-05 Introduced in House 2018-06-20T17:59:43Z Protect Public Trees Act of 2018

This bill prohibits the modification, removal, or piling of materials about any tree, plant, or other vegetation on public highways to erect, maintain, repair, or improve the visibility of, commercial advertising. This prohibition does not apply if the purpose of the modification, removal, or piling of materials is to improve or maintain safety.

]]> Protect Public Trees Act of 2018 Display Title Protect Public Trees Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To protect publicly owned trees from unnecessary destruction, maiming, or alteration, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protect Public Trees Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5156ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5156ih.xml 2018-03-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.