ROADS SAFE Act of 2011
Latest action · Jun 24, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2011 or ROADS SAFE Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to carry out a collaborative research effort to continue to explore the feasibility and the potential benefits of, and the public policy challenges associated with, more widespread deployment of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2011 to Dec 5, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Original | Jun 23, 2011 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jun 23, 2011 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jul 12, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Jul 12, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 20, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Jul 22, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Aug 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Aug 19, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 14, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Dec 5, 2012 |
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 Jun 23, 2011 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 24, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 23, 2011Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4528.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 510 | ROADS SAFE Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Mar 8, 2011 |
| S 1449 | Mariah's Act | Related bill | Dec 21, 2012 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- ROADS SAFE Act of 2011
- Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2011Introduced 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 bill 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.
