HRES 239 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Supporting efforts to retain the ban on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) ability to lobby State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urging NHTSA to focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education and training.

Introduced May 2, 2011 Originated House Sponsor F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 3, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 2, 2011
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Supports efforts to retain the ban on the ability of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to lobby state legislators using federal tax dollars.

Recognizes the importance of motorcycle crash prevention as the primary source of motorcycle safety.

Encourages NHTSA to: (1) focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education as the most significant priorities in motorcycle safety; and (2) provide Congress a statement why it believes it is less important to focus on motorcycle crash prevention, rider education and training, proper licensing, and reducing impaired riding than on mandating universal helmet use.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any law that supersedes state laws regarding the use of helmets as it applies to denial of health coverage and benefits resulting from an injury sustained while riding a motorcycle should not be implemented.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2011 to May 17, 2012, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMay 2, 2011
R-MTDenny RehbergOriginalMay 2, 2011
R-NJJon RunyanOriginalMay 2, 2011
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalMay 2, 2011
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalMay 2, 2011
R-TXRon PaulOriginalMay 2, 2011
R-WIThomas E. PetriOriginalMay 2, 2011
R-MITim WalbergOriginalMay 2, 2011
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMay 2, 2011
R-ILAaron SchockMay 10, 2011
D-IALeonard L. BoswellMay 13, 2011
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettMay 13, 2011
D-ARMike RossMay 24, 2011
R-ILRandy HultgrenMay 24, 2011
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJun 24, 2011
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Actions 3

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  1. May 3, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  2. May 2, 2011Introduced in House
  3. May 2, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  1. May 2, 2011Introduced in House

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