Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.
Latest action · Jun 23, 2004 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseJun 22, 2004
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of Congress that each State should require, as a condition of obtaining a driver's license, that a candidate demonstrate an ability to associate the use of the white cane and guide dog with a visually impaired individual and to exercise increased caution when driving in proximity to a potentially visually impaired individual.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2003 to Mar 30, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Mar 13, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 13, 2003 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Mar 26, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Mar 26, 2003 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Mar 26, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Mar 31, 2003 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 31, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 31, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 9, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 9, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 11, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | May 6, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 6, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | May 13, 2003 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 2, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Jul 14, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Mar 30, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 30, 2004 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 26, 2003 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Feb 27, 2003 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2004 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2004Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 22, 2004Mr. LaTourette moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- Jun 22, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4659-4660)
- Jun 22, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 56.
- Jun 22, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4659)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4659, H4660Text printed H4659 | Juanita Millender-McDonald D-CA, Lane Evans D-IL, Steven C. LaTourette R-OH | Jun 22, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2004Referred in Senate
- Jun 22, 2004Engrossed in House
- Feb 26, 2003Introduced in House
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