A bill to make permanent the withholding of 10 percent of the apportionment from the Highway Trust Fund to States that have not adopted the national minimum drinking age, and for other purposes.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 11, 1985)
Amends the law regarding the national minimum drinking age to direct the Secretary of Transportation in each fiscal year after a specified date to withhold certain Federal-aid highway funds from States permitting persons who are less than 21 years of age to purchase alcoholic beverages (thus making permanent such withholding).
Directs the Secretary to promptly apportion to a State any funds which have been withheld from apportionment in FY 1987 or 1988, if in the succeeding fiscal year the State has made it unlawful for a person under 21 years of age to purchase or possess any alcoholic beverage.
What just happenedJul 11, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Who’s behind it
- Jul 11, 1985IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Jul 11, 1985IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate