116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the “John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway”, and for other purposes.
July 27, 2020
Mr. Cohen (for himself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Norton, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Palmer, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cox of California, Ms. Dean, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Moore, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, Mr. Woodall, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Takano, Mr. Vela, Mr. Welch, Mr. Soto, Mr. Case, Mr. Cicilline, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garamendi, and Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the “John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway”, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Renaming portion of United States Route 80.
(a) Designation.—The portion of United States Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama shall be known as the “John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway”.
(b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the portion of United States Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama is deemed to be a reference to the “John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway”.