Supporting the goals and ideals of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/64/255 declaring a "Decade of Action for Road Safety" for 2011 to 2020.
Latest action · Sep 30, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2010
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Support the goals of U.N. General Assembly Resolution A/64/255 declaring a Decade of Action for Road Safety to stabilize and reduce road traffic fatalities around the world.
Requests that: (1) the Department of State expand the collection of data involving the road crash deaths of U.S. citizens abroad; and (2) the Administration continue to improve U.S. road safety policies.
Encourages the Administration to take a leading role in implementing the activities of the Decade of Action for Road Safety.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 29, 2010 to Nov 30, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Sep 29, 2010 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 18, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 30, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Nov 30, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2010 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2010 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Sep 30, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Sep 29, 2010Introduced in House
- Sep 29, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1839)
- Sep 29, 2010Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- Sep 29, 2010Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2028 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD | Dec 1, 2010 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1839 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL | Sep 29, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Supporting the goals and ideals of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/64/255 declaring a "Decade of Action for Road Safety" for 2011 to 2020.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Introduced in House
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