Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, has successfully sponsored an amendment to a federal spending bill that’s intended to stymie Oregon’s plans to pursue tolls on routes that many Clark County commuters rely on to get to work.

The amendment was approved Wednesday evening by a voice vote and is attached to a House bill that funds multiple federal agencies and departments, including the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The text of Herrera Beutler’s amendment states, “None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into an agreement for the establishment or collection of tolls on Interstate Route 5 or Interstate Route 205 in the State of Oregon or Washington.”

Earlier this year, the Oregon Legislature passed a $5.3 billion transportation bill that was signed by Gov. Kate Brown. The bill directs the state’s transportation commission to ask the Federal Highway Administration by Dec. 31, 2018, for approval to put tolls on I-205 and I-5 beginning at the state line and ending where the two connect near Tualatin, Ore.

The move by Oregon sparked concern among Clark County residents that they would be unfairly tolled to pay for infrastructure in Oregon.