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 · Sep 25, 2006 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
- IntroducedSep 7, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseJul 25, 2006
- Agreed to in SenateSep 25, 2006
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 25, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of Congress that each state should require any candidate for a driver's license to demonstrate, as a condition of obtaining one, an ability to: (1) associate the use of the white cane and guide dog with visually impaired individuals; and (2) exercise greatly increased caution when driving in proximity to a potentially visually impaired individual.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 27, 2005 to Jun 13, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Nov 7, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Nov 9, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Feb 15, 2006 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 6, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Mar 14, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 2, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 13, 2006 |
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 Sep 7, 2005Markup Apr 5, 2006Reported Jun 20, 2006 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Sep 8, 2005Discharged Apr 5, 2006 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2006Discharged Sep 25, 2006 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2006Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10100)
- Sep 25, 2006Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10100)
- Sep 25, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 25, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 26, 2006Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 24, 2006H. Con. Res. 235, 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 individua<p>Cost estimate for the bill as orderd reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 5, 2006</p>
- Apr 24, 2006H. Con. Res. 235, 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 individuaCost estimate for the bill as orderd reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 5, 2006
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-636 | THE LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION OF PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, THE BLINDED VETERANS OF AMERICA, THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART, AND THE JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE USA62 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 9, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-33 | LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATIONS OF VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND MILITARY ASSOCIATIONS HEARING I217 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 15, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 71 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of 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. | Identical bill | Sep 11, 2006 |
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 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 26, 2006Referred in Senate
- Jul 25, 2006Engrossed in House
- Jun 20, 2006Reported in House
- Sep 7, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.