Bill cuts highway money from states allowing immigrant driver's licenses.
S. 5413 — Red Light Act · Filed by Jon Husted (R-OH) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops highway money to states that allow immigrant driver's licenses. States lose all funding starting October 1, 2026, and each year after. They keep their money only if they change their law. The money goes to states that ban such licenses. If a state changes its law back, it gets its money again.
Who it affects
People who drive in states with immigrant-friendly ID laws lose highway money. Roads, bridges, and safety projects in those states get less money.
One thing to notice
The bill cuts off all highway money at once, not part of it. This penalty hits regular people and road safety, not state leaders.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- highway money — Funds the federal government gives states to build and fix roads.
- funding — Money given for a specific purpose.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,612 characters) on Oct 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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