[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3739 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3739
To withhold Federal highway funds from States that provide driver's
licenses or identification cards to aliens who are unlawfully present
in the United States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 12, 2019
Mr. Collins of New York introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To withhold Federal highway funds from States that provide driver's
licenses or identification cards to aliens who are unlawfully present
in the United States, 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 ``Red Light Act''.
SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR PROVIDING IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO
CERTAIN ALIENS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 171. Withholding of funds for providing identification cards to
certain aliens
``(a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--For fiscal year 2020
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold 100
percent of the amount required to be apportioned under each of sections
104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) of this title to any State that is
described in subsection (b).
``(b) State Described.--A State described in this subsection is a
State that has enacted a law that allows the State to provide a
driver's license or other identification card to an alien who is
unlawfully present in the United States.
``(c) Effect of Withholding Funds.--
``(1) Any funds withheld under subsection (a) from
apportionment to any State shall remain available until the end
of the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized to be
appropriated.
``(2) If, before the last day of the period for which funds
withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment are to remain
available for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the
State meets the requirement of subsection (b), the Secretary
shall, on the first day on which the State meets the
requirement, apportion to the State the funds withheld under
subsection (a) that remain available for apportionment to the
State.
``(d) Identification Card Defined.--The term `identification card'
means a personal identification card, as defined in section 1028(d) of
title 18, United States Code, issued by a State.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code,
in the table of contents is amended by adding at the end the following:
``171. Withholding of funds for providing identification cards to
certain aliens.''.
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