3.0.0 556 2023-01-11T13:34:22Z 2023-01-11T13:34:22Z House HR 2017-01-13 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LANCE:H.R. 556.Congress has thepower to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress shall have thepower toregulate commerce with foreign nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes.By[Page H547]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-14T15:48:35Z Referred to 2017-01-13T14:07:20Z 2017-01-14 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2017-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 N P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2017-01-13 True L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2017-02-16 False F000372 Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN R NJ 11 2017-02-16 False Transportation and Public Works Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-01-13 Introduced in House 2017-07-11T20:48:04Z Blue Line Use Exception Act of 2017 or the BLUE Act of 2017

This bill directs the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to grant an exception to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices provisions relating to road line marking standards to allow for the use of colored markings in the space between longitudinal parallel lines for ceremonial or celebratory purposes if a state's transportation department approves of such use.

]]> BLUE Act of 2017 Display Title BLUE Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To require the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to make an exception to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to allow for certain colored markings between longitudinal parallel lines for celebratory or ceremonial purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced BLUE Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Blue Line Use Exception Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr556ih/xml/BILLS-115hr556ih.xml 2017-01-14 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.