HR 1669
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1669
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a disincentive
with respect to States funneling proceeds from license plate sales to partisan
political organizations, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 2, 2011
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a disincentive
with respect to States funneling proceeds from license plate sales to partisan
political organizations, 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 `License Plate Political Slush Fund Prevention
Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. LICENSE PLATE SALES AND POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
(a) In General- Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
`Sec. 167. License plate sales and political activity
`(a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance- The Secretary shall
withhold 15 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State
under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) on October 1
of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act,
and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, if the State does not meet
the requirement of subsection (b) on that date.
`(b) Requirement- A State meets the requirement of this subsection if the
chief executive of the State certifies to the Secretary that the State, as
of the date of the certification, does not provide to an organization that
engages in covered political activity any proceeds resulting from the sale
of a license plate in that State.
`(c) Effect of Noncompliance- Funds withheld from a State under subsection
(a) shall lapse and shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit
reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit, for reducing the Federal
debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
`(d) Covered Political Activity Defined- In this section, the term `covered
political activity' means the advocacy of the election or defeat of a candidate
with respect to an election for a Federal, State, or local office.'.
(b) Clerical Amendment- The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`167. License plate sales and political activity.'.
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