[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 607 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 607

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to eliminate penalties for 
noncompliance by States with requirements relating to the use of safety 
 belts and motor cycle helmets, the national maximum speed limit, and 
       the national minimum drinking age, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 1995

 Mr. Klug (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Ramstad, 
Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Condit) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 23, United States Code, to eliminate penalties for 
noncompliance by States with requirements relating to the use of safety 
 belts and motor cycle helmets, the national maximum speed limit, and 
       the national minimum drinking age, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``States Rights Empowerment Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. USE OF SAFETY BELTS AND MOTOR CYCLE HELMETS.

    Section 153 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (h); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), and (k) as 
        subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT.

    Section 154 of title 23, United States Code, and the item relating 
to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title are 
repealed.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MINIMUM DRINKING AGE.

    Section 158 of title 23, United States Code, and the item relating 
to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title are 
repealed.
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