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    <item congress="117" measure-type="s" measure-number="2229" measure-id="id117s2229" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-06-24" update-date="2022-07-18">
        <title>Highway Formula Modernization Act of 2021</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117s2229v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2022-07-18">
            <action-date>2021-06-24</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Highway Formula Modernization Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to study the methods and data used to apportion certain federal-aid highway funding and develop recommendations for a new apportionment method. DOT must consult with state departments of transportation and representatives of local governments on the study and recommendations.</p> </p>]]></summary-text>
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