Public Law 112-140 · H.R. 6064 · Became law

Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012

Official title: “To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.”

House: without objection · Senate: without objection
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