,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,quigley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,foster1   
and ,ms4 ,duckworth7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
protect ,states that have in effect laws
 or orders with respect to pay to play  
reform1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,state ,ethics ,law ,protection ,act
 of #bjac4  #b4 ,pay to play reform     
,section #aab of title #bc1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7h7 ,pay ,to    
play reform ,a ,state transportation    
department shall not be considered to   
have violated a requirement of this     
section solely because the ,state in    
which that ,state transportation        
department is located1 or a local       
government within that ,state1 has in   

effect a law or an order that limits the
 amount of money an individual or entity
 that is doing business with a ,state or
 local agency with respect to a         
,federal-aid highway project may        
contribute to a political party1        
campaign1 candidate1 or elected         
official4  4