Safe Roads Act of 2015

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Bill Number

HR 3536

Introduced

Sep 17, 2015

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

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Topics

Motor carriers Motor vehicles Roads and highways Transportation and Public Works Transportation safety and security

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Summary

Safe Roads Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe minimum motor vehicle safety standards requiring commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with a forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system.

The term "forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking system" means a system on a motor vehicle that:

alerts the driver of an obstacle; and
if necessary to avoid or mitigate a collision with the obstacle, automatically applies the vehicle's brakes.

Actions

Sep 18, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Sep 18, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sep 17, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Sep 17, 2015

Introduced in House

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