H.R. 4897

Summary

H.R. 4897, the Blue Envelope Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Aug 5, 2025 by Rep. Eleanor Norton (D). It was referred to Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and last saw action on Aug 6, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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H.R. 4897 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 4897 IH: Blue Envelope Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-05
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4897  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 5, 2025   Ms. Norton  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend section 148 of title 23, United States Code, to ensure blue envelope programs are eligible for certain safety project funding, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Blue Envelope Act of 2025  .
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Highway safety improvement program
Section 148(a)(11)(B)(ii) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking  laws;  and inserting  laws, including a project to improve interactions between a motor vehicle operator who has difficulty communicating through speech and a law enforcement officer during a motor vehicle stop, commonly referred to as a  blue envelope program ; .

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To amend section 148 of title 23, United States Code, to ensure blue envelope programs are eligible for certain safety project funding, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Eleanor Norton (D) sponsors H.R. 4897 alone.

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 4897 went before 2 committees: Highways and Transit Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Referred to · Aug 6, 2025 · 174 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Aug 5, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4897 has taken 4 actions since Aug 5, 2025, the latest on Aug 6, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4897 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4897 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Blue Envelope Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Blue Envelope Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend section 148 of title 23, United States Code, to ensure blue envelope programs are eligible for certain safety project funding, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4897 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, District of Columbia, Economics/Economic Development, Education, Environment/Superfund, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4897 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4897’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com