[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1909. Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3935, to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the 
Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. EMERGENCY RELIEF.

       Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (d)(1)(A) of 
     section 125 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary is 
     authorized to expend funds under that section for the repair 
     and reconstruction of the westbound Washington Bridge, 
     Interstate Route 195, located in Providence, Rhode Island, in 
     order to fully reopen all lanes to traffic after the closure 
     of that bridge that began on December 11, 2023.

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