S.Amdt. 1533

SA 1533. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Lautenberg) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1813, to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title I of division A, add the following:

SEC. ____. PAY-TO-PLAY REFORM.

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

“(h) Pay-to-Play Reform.--A State transportation department shall not be considered to have violated a requirement of this section solely because the State in which that State transportation department is located, or a local government within that State, has in effect a law or an order that limits the amount of money an individual or entity that is doing business with a State or local agency with respect to a Federal-aid highway project may contribute to a political party, campaign, candidate, or elected official.”.