HR 7281 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Driver and Officer Safety Education Act

Introduced Dec 12, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Al Green D-TX

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Latest action · Dec 13, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 12, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Driver and Officer Safety Education Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to award grants to states that enact a commuter safety education program for educational and training programs concerning law enforcement practices during traffic stops and other in-person encounters.

Cosponsors 38

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2018 to Dec 19, 2018; 37 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalDec 12, 2018
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-GADavid ScottOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalDec 12, 2018
D-PADwight EvansOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalDec 12, 2018
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-CAKaren BassOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalDec 12, 2018
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalDec 12, 2018
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterDec 19, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Dec 12, 2018
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred Dec 13, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 13, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  2. Dec 12, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Dec 12, 2018Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: General Welfare Clause--Article 1 Section 8, Clause 1. Necessary and Proper Clause--Article, 1, Section 8, Clause 18

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H10170.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant program for States that establish specific standards for education and training programs concerning civilian and law enforcement encounters during traffic stops and other in-person encounters, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Driver and Officer Safety Education Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 12, 2018Introduced in House

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