I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2962 
To amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to condition the receipt 
of certain highway funding by States on the enactment of certain laws 
to prevent the use of automated traffic enforcement systems. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2019 
Mr. WRIGHT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to 
condition the receipt of certain highway funding by 
States on the enactment of certain laws to prevent the 
use of automated traffic enforcement systems. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Traffic Camera Free-
dom Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF AUTOMATED TRAF-
FIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 171. Prohibition on the use of automated traffic 
enforcement systems 
‘‘(a) LAWS PROHIBITING AUTOMATED TRAFFIC EN-
FORCEMENT SYSTEMS.—A State meets the requirements 
of this subsection if the State has enacted and is enforcing 
a law that prohibits the use of automated traffic enforce-
ment systems. 
‘‘(b) WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS
FOR NONCOMPLI-
ANCE.—On October 1 of the first year after enactment, 
and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall withhold 50 percent of the amount required 
to be apportioned to a State under each of paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of section 104(b) if the State does not meet 
the requirements of subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY
OF
WITHHELD 
FUNDS; EFFECT
OF COMPLIANCE
AND NONCOMPLI-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF WITHHELD 
FUNDS.—Any funds withheld under subsection (b) 
from apportionment to a State shall remain available 
for apportionment to the State until the end of the 
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third fiscal year following the fiscal year for which 
the funds are authorized to be appropriated. 
‘‘(2) APPORTIONMENT
OF
WITHHELD
FUNDS 
AFTER COMPLIANCE.—If, before the last day of the 
period for which funds withheld under subsection (b) 
from apportionment are to remain available for ap-
portionment to a State under paragraph (1), the 
State meets the requirements of subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall, on the first day on which the State 
meets the requirements of subsection (a), apportion 
to the State the funds withheld under subsection (b) 
that remain available for apportionment to the 
State. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY
OF
SUBSE-
QUENTLY APPORTIONED FUNDS.—Any funds appor-
tioned pursuant to paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) shall remain available for expenditure 
until the end of the third fiscal year following 
the fiscal year in which the funds are so appor-
tioned; and 
‘‘(B) if not apportioned at the end of that 
period, shall lapse. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—If, at the 
end of the period for which funds withheld under 
subsection (b) from apportionment are available for 
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apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the 
State does not meet the requirements of subsection 
(a), the funds shall lapse. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION
OF AUTOMATED TRAFFIC EN-
FORCEMENT SYSTEM.—In this section, the term ‘auto-
mated traffic enforcement system’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 402(c)(4)(B) of title 23, United 
States Code.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘171. Prohibition on the use of automated traffic enforcement systems.’’. 
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