# 119-hr-203: Red Light Act

119-hr-203, Red Light Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-203
- Congress: 119
- Title: Red Light Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Withholds federal highway funds from states that issue driver's licenses or ID cards to people unlawfully present in the United States.** This bill would make the Secretary of Transportation withhold 100 percent of a state's share of three federal highway programs starting in FY2023 if that state has a law allowing such identification for unlawfully present aliens. - States that enact laws allowing driver's licenses or other identification cards for unlawfully present aliens would lose 100 percent of their apportioned funds from the National Highway Performance Program, the Highway Safety Improvement Program, and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program each fiscal year. - Withheld funds remain available for apportionment until the end of the fiscal year and are returned to a state if it repeals the triggering law before year-end. - If a state does not repeal the law by the end of the fiscal year, the withheld funds are apportioned proportionally to other states that do not have such laws. - If a state that received reapportioned funds later enacts a qualifying law, the Secretary must withhold that state's apportioned amount in the following fiscal year.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Highway funds tied to IDs for unlawfully present: mixed, high. If enacted, the U.S. DOT would withhold 100% of certain federal highway funds from any State that allows driver’s licenses or other State ID cards for people unlawfully in the U.S. This would start in fiscal year 2023 and continue each year. Withheld money would stay available until the end of that…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-7300: Make Elections Great Again Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-203 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/203)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-7300: Make Elections Great Again Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7300)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-203 (as of 2025-12-21).