STANDUP Act
Latest action · Mar 9, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2011 or STANDUP Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award incentive grants to states with graduated driver licensing laws that require novice drivers younger than age 21 to comply with a two-stage licensing process before receiving an unrestricted driver's license.
Requires such laws, at a minimum, to include: (1) a learner's permit stage that commences at age 16 or older, lasts at least six months, prohibits driver use of a cellular phone or other communications device in nonemergency situations, and remains in effect until commencement of the intermediate stage or the driver attains age 18; (2) an intermediate stage in effect until the driver attains age 18 that commences immediately after expiration of the learner's permit stage, lasts at least six months, prohibits driver use of a cellular phone or other communications device in nonemergency situations, prohibits nighttime driving, prohibits more than one non-familial passenger under age 21 unless there is a licensed driver at least age 21 present in the vehicle; and (3) any other requirement that the Secretary may require.
Deems a state that meets such minimum requirements to be in compliance regardless of whether a state law, enacted before January 1, 2011, establishes a class of license that permits licensees younger than age 18 to drive a motor vehicle in connection with work performed on or for the operation of a farm owned by family members of the licensees.
Directs the Secretary to withhold a certain percentage of federal-aid highway funds from states that do not comply with the requirements of this Act.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2011 to Jun 21, 2011, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 9, 2011 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 9, 2011 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 9, 2011 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Mar 9, 2011 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Apr 8, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 4, 2011 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jun 20, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jun 21, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 9, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1515 | STANDUP Act | Related bill | Apr 14, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2011Introduced in Senate
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