To amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that certain States remain eligible for Federal highway funds.

February 1, 2005

Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. HOLT, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. ROTHMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

To amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that certain States remain eligible for Federal highway funds.

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 `Pay to Play Reform Protection Act'.

SEC. 2. PAY TO PLAY REFORM.

Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(h) Construction- Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a State from enacting a law or issuing an order that limits the amount of money an individual, who is doing business with a State agency for a Federal-aid highway project, may contribute to a political campaign.'.

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