Maggie's Law: National Drowsy Driving Act of 2002
Latest action · Oct 3, 2002 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
- IntroducedOct 3, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs that grant funds be used to: (1) implement programs designed to prevent deaths and injuries due to drivers who are impaired by fatigue and sleep deprivation; (2) develop a standardized curriculum on the risks and prevention of drowsy driving and fall-asleep motor vehicle crashes; (3) collaborate with national drowsy driving campaigns to distribute information and educational messages and to review existing State model programs; (4) adopt policy statements and work plans for the installation and expansion of continuous shoulder rumble strips for interstate highways; (5) adopt codes on accident report forms to report fatigue-related or fall-asleep crashes; (6) provide training in the detection and reporting of drowsy driving as a factor in motor vehicle crashes; and (7) provide education programs to the police and the courts regarding the sanctions available for drowsy driving accidents.
Directs the Secretary to study the scope of the problem of fatigue-related automobile crashes.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Oct 3, 2002 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 3, 2002Introduced in House
- Oct 3, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide incentives to States for the development of traffic safety programs to reduce crashes related to driver fatigue and sleep deprivation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Maggie's Law: National Drowsy Driving Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Curriculum planning
- Driver education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical personnel
- Federal aid highway program
- Fire fighters
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Health education
- Interstate highway system
- Labor and Employment
- Paramedical personnel
- Police training
- Public service advertising
- Public-private partnerships
- Road construction
- Safety measures
- Sleep disorders
- Traffic accidents and safety
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation research
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 3, 2002Introduced in House
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