Amendment100th Congress
An amendment to mandate that a portion of federal highway funds be withheld from States that do not enact laws requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses of persons convicted of drug-related criminal offenses. The amendment requires states to impose suspensions of at least six months for a first conviction and at least one year for repeat convictions within a five-year period and also requires that 5 percent of federal highway funds be withheld the first year that a state fails to comply and that 10 percent be withheld for every subsequent year of noncompliance.
- Amendment Number
- 905
- Description
- An amendment to mandate that a portion of federal highway funds be withheld from States that do not enact laws requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses of persons convicted of drug-related criminal offenses. The amendment requires states to impose suspensions of at least six months for a first conviction and at least one year for repeat convictions within a five-year period and also requires that 5 percent of federal highway funds be withheld the first year that a state fails to comply and that 10 percent be withheld for every subsequent year of noncompliance.
- Congress
- 100
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Sep 22, 1988
- Latest Action Text
- Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vote: 392 - 9 (Record Vote No: 331).
- Submitted Date
- Sep 22, 1988
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 14, 2021