HR 2614 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Safety and Fuel Economy (SAFE) Act

Introduced Jul 24, 2001 Originated House Sponsor George Miller D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 31, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Safety and Fuel Economy (SAFE) Act - Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to prescribe a new Federal motor vehicle safety standard to improve the crash safety of automobiles and light trucks in collisions. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations that require motor vehicle manufacturers to disclose CRAGG index ratings to purchasers of new motor vehicles after model year 2005. Establishes the CRAGG (Crash Aggressivity) index as one that: (1) measures a motor vehicle's aggressivity; (2) takes into account its stiffness, structure height, and mass; and (3) substantially improves the present crash safety of automobiles and light trucks by reducing their aggressivity. Defines "aggressivity" as the degree to which the front of a motor vehicle in a collision with another motor vehicle inflicts damage to the other vehicle and causes injury to its occupants.

Sets forth average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles and light trucks manufactured after model years 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2001 to Nov 19, 2002, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 24, 2001
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-ILRod R. BlagojevichOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-WAAdam SmithJul 27, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJul 27, 2001
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 31, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
  2. Jul 25, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  3. Jul 24, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Jul 24, 2001Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

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