H.R. 4427: Red Light Act


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8)

Congress: 118

Date Introduced: June 30, 2023

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (July 3, 2023)

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Red Light Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold all of a state's share of certain federal highway funds (specifically, funds for the National Highway Performance Program, the Highway Safety Improvement Program, and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program) in FY2023 and thereafter if such state enacts a law to provide driver's licenses or other identification cards to aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States.

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC-3) (June 30, 2023)

Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ-2) (July 13, 2023)

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5) (July 27, 2023)

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) (June 11, 2024)

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