[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 237 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 237

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that certain States 
               remain eligible for Federal highway funds.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2005

Mr. Lautenberg introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that certain States 
               remain eligible for Federal highway funds.

    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 ``Pay to Play Reform Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PAY TO PLAY REFORM.

    Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(h) Construction.--Nothing in this section prohibits a State from 
enacting a law or issuing an order that limits the amount of money an 
individual who is doing business with a State agency for a Federal-aid 
highway project may contribute to a political campaign.''.
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