HR 2614 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Safety and Fuel Economy (SAFE) Act

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

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.

IntroducedJul 24, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
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; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Jul 24, 2001
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-WA	Jim McDermott	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-MA	John F. Tierney	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-CA	Lynn C. Woolsey	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-NY	Maurice D. Hinchey	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-CA	Nancy Pelosi	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-IL	Rod R. Blagojevich	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-NJ	Rush Holt	Original	Jul 24, 2001
D-WA	Adam Smith		Jul 27, 2001
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro		Jul 27, 2001
D-CA	Tom Lantos		Jul 27, 2001
D-NY	Anthony D. Weiner		Sep 6, 2001
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez		Sep 19, 2001
D-CA	Sam Farr		Nov 19, 2002

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Jul 24, 2001
	Energy Subcommittee	Referred Jul 31, 2001
House	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Referred Jul 24, 2001
	Highways and Transit Subcommittee	Referred Jul 25, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 31, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Jul 25, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 24, 2001Introduced in House
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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 107-1085	NOMINATIONS TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE87 pages	Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee	May 16, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-143	LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002266 pages	Appropriations Committee	May 2, 2001–Jun 26, 2001
Serial No. 107-1	PRESIDENT'S TAX RELIEF PROPOSALS: INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATES144 pages	Ways and Means Committee	Feb 13, 2001

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve highway safety by requiring reductions in the aggressivity of light trucks; to extend average fuel economy standards to all light trucks up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight; to require phased increases in the average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles and light trucks; to improve the accuracy of average fuel economy testing and public information regarding average fuel economy, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Safety and Fuel Economy (SAFE) Act
Popular Titles: CAFE Standards bill

Subjects

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

Text 1

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Jul 24, 2001Introduced in House

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