Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952

(colloquial)FAHAEnacted bythe 82nd United States CongressEffectiveJune 25, 1952CitationsPublic lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 82–413Statutes at Large66 Stat. 158Legislative history

Introduced in the House as H.Con.Res. 56
Signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on June 25, 1952

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 authorized $550 million for the Interstate Highway System on a 50–50 matching basis, meaning the federal government paid 50% of the cost of building and maintaining the interstate while each individual state paid the balance for interstate roads within their borders.

Analysis

These were the first funds authorized specifically for Interstate construction. However, it was a token amount, reflecting the continuing disagreements within the highway community rather than the national importance of the system.^[1]

References

^ "Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956: Creating the Interstate System". Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

Harry S. Truman

33rd President of the United States (1945–1953)
34th Vice President of the United States (1945)
U.S. Senator from Missouri (1935–1945)

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Fair Deal	Medal of Freedom (1945) Revenue Act of 1945 National Mental Health Act 1946; National Institute of Mental Health Atomic Energy Act of 1946 U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Employment Act of 1946 Council of Economic Advisers Flood Control Acts 1946 1948 1950 Fulbright Program (1946) Hill–Burton Act (1946) Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 Federal Tort Claims Act Legislative Reference Service National School Lunch Act (1946) President's Committee on Civil Rights (1946) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947) Housing and Home Finance Agency (1947) Presidential Succession Act of 1947 Taft–Hartley Act (1947) Agricultural Act of 1948 Executive Order 9981 (1948) Revenue Act of 1948 Agricultural Act of 1949 Housing Act of 1949 Dingell–Johnson Act (1950) Revenue Act of 1950 Excess profits tax Unrelated Business Income Tax Revenue Act of 1951 Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 1952 steel strike

Foreign policy

Truman Doctrine
Potsdam Conference
- 1945; Agreement on Europe
- Declaration to Japan
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)
War Brides Act (1945)
Alien Fiancées and Fiancés Act (1946)
Luce–Celler Act (1946)
Executive Order 9835 (1947)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1947)
Hoover Commission (1947)
National Security Act of 1947
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Joint Chiefs of Staff
- National Security Council
- National Security Resources Board
- Air Force/Department
- Central Intelligence Agency
Displaced Persons Act (1948)
Key West Agreement (1948)
Marshall Plan (1948)
Joint Long Range Proving Grounds (1949)
North Atlantic Treaty
- 1949; NATO
Revolt of the Admirals (1949)
Korean War
- 1950–1953; U.N. Security Council Resolutions 82, 83
- Defense Production Act of 1950
- Relief of Douglas MacArthur
Office of Defense Mobilization
- 1950; Science Advisory Committee, 1951
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
National Security Agency (1952)

Fair Deal

Medal of Freedom (1945)
Revenue Act of 1945
National Mental Health Act
- 1946; National Institute of Mental Health
Atomic Energy Act of 1946
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Employment Act of 1946
- Council of Economic Advisers
Flood Control Acts
- 1946
- 1948
- 1950
Fulbright Program (1946)
Hill–Burton Act (1946)
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
- Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946
- Federal Tort Claims Act
- Legislative Reference Service
National School Lunch Act (1946)
President's Committee on Civil Rights (1946)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947)
Housing and Home Finance Agency (1947)
Presidential Succession Act of 1947
Taft–Hartley Act (1947)
Agricultural Act of 1948
Executive Order 9981 (1948)
Revenue Act of 1948
Agricultural Act of 1949
Housing Act of 1949
Dingell–Johnson Act (1950)
Revenue Act of 1950
- Excess profits tax
- Unrelated Business Income Tax
Revenue Act of 1951
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952
1952 steel strike

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v t e United States federal transportation legislation
Federal aid highway acts	1916 1921 1944 1952 1956 1968 1973 1974
Surface transportation assistance acts	1982 1987 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Public transit	1964 1965 1970 1974
Related	Federal-aid highway program Highway Trust Fund Interstate Highway System National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)