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23 U.S.C. § 103

National Highway System

United States · Title 23 — HIGHWAYS · Status: effective

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23 U.S.C. § 103, National Highway System, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/458993
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The National Highway System consists of the highway routes and connections to transportation facilities that shall— The National Highway System described in paragraph (1) consists of the following: A strategic highway network that— Major strategic highway network connectors that— The Secretary may make any modification to the National Highway System, including any modification consisting of a connector to a major intermodal terminal or the withdrawal of a road from that system, that is proposed by a State if the Secretary determines that the modification— Highways on the Interstate System shall be located so as— No law, rule, regulation, map, document, or other record of the United States, or of any State or political subdivision of a State, shall refer to any highway designated as a future Interstate System route under this subparagraph, and no such highway shall be signed or marked, as a highway on the Interstate System, until such time as the highway— Subject to subparagraph (C)—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 93-87(S. 502)1973-08-13
    An Act to authorize appropriations for the construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 93-643(S. 3934)1975-01-04
    Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1074
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 94-280(H.R. 8235)1976-05-05
    A bill to authorize appropriations for the construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-599(H.R. 11733)1978-11-06
    Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-106(H.R. 4249)1979-11-09
    A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-144(H.R. 5871)1979-12-13
    A bill to authorize the apportionment of funds for the Interstate System, to amend section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-424(H.R. 6211)1983-01-06
    Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-17(H.R. 2)1987-04-02
    Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-240(H.R. 2950)1991-12-18
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
    House: 372–47Senate: 79–8
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-429(H.R. 4778)1994-10-31
    To codify without substantive change recent laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-59(S. 440)1995-11-28
    National Highway System Designation Act of 1995
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 80–16
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-287(H.R. 2297)1996-10-11
    To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-178(H.R. 2400)1998-06-09
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
    House: 190–195Senate: 88–5
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-59(H.R. 3)2005-08-10
    SAFETEA-LU
    House: 412–8Senate: 91–4
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-141(H.R. 4348)2012-07-06
    MAP-21
    House: 373–52Senate: 74–19
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-287(H.R. 1068)2014-12-19
    To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park Service and Related Programs", as positive law.
    House: 409–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-94(H.R. 22)2015-12-04
    FAST Act
    House: 359–65Senate: 83–16