Driver and Officer Safety Education Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Driver and Officer Safety Education Act
This bill amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to increase authorization levels for FY2019-FY2020.
The bill decreases the allocation of funds under national priority safety programs for (1) occupant protection, (2) state traffic safety information system improvements, and (3) impaired driving countermeasures.
The Department of Transportation must 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.
In each fiscal year, 2% of the funds provided for commuter safety education shall be allocated among states that implement commuter safety education programs.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 17, 2019, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 3, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 8, 2019 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Jan 17, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
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