Safe Drivers 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
Safe Drivers Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study distracted driving, including cognitive distraction when driving and driver distraction impacts on young, inexperienced drivers.
Requires the Secretary to withhold 25% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds for the fiscal year if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits, except in an emergency, an operator of a moving or idling motor vehicle on a public road from using a hand-held mobile device (other than a voice-activated, vehicle-integrated or similar device, or a global positioning system [GPS] which is not vehicle-integrated); and (2) requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of certain minimum penalties.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 8, 2011 to Jul 14, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 11, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jul 12, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 14, 2011 |
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 H4529.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34632 | Text and Multimedia Messaging: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 12, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance safety of individuals by banning the use of hand-held mobile devices while driving, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe Drivers Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Transportation
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Motor vehicles
- State and local government operations
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
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.
