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H.R. 4878 (96th)

Limousine Limitation Act of 1979

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Introduced

20 July 1979

Last action

20 July 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

Sponsors

Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3], Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5], Rep. Baldus, Alvin J. [D-WI-3], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4], Rep. Santini, James D. [D-NV-98], Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2], Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Rep. Lee, Gary A. [R-NY-33], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2], Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2], Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-34], Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2]

Subjects

Transport

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2 September 2025

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Summary

Limousine Limitation Act of 1979 - Prohibits the purchase, hiring, or operation by the Government of a motor vehicle of a type not generally available on the date of the enactment of this Act in motorpools of the Federal Government. Prohibits the employment of chauffeurs and the use of Government motor vehicles for transporting any Government official between his dwellings and his place of employment. Exempts from the provisions of this Act: (1) medical officers on outpatient medical service; (2) an employee engaged in fieldwork; (3) the President and Vice President; (4) the head of each executive department; (5) the Chief Justice of the United States; (6) specified officers of Congress; and (7) the U.S. Representative of the United Nations. Prohibits the issuance of a Government motor vehicle for the exclusive use of any official or employee not mentioned in this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 20 July 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 July 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 July 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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