Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 17, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2019
This bill allows a passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck, or bus to be equipped with a pulsating light system for high mounted stop lamps.
The term "pulsating light system" means a system for a high mounted stop lamp in which (1) the lamp pulses rapidly no more than four times and for no more than two seconds when the vehicle brake is applied and then converts to a continuous light until the brake is released, and (2) the rapid pulsing may not be repeated upon a subsequent application of the brakes for a lock-out period of five seconds after the brake's release.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2019 to Feb 10, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Jun 14, 2019 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Jun 14, 2019 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 10, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2019 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 17, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2019 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 17, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Jun 14, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2019Referred 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 100, June 14, 2019, page H4700.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2955 | Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Jun 23, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the installation of pulsating light systems for high mounted stop lamps, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
