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.

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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
Amendment 905 — Informed