Safe Roads Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Roads Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to implement motor vehicle safety standards that (1) require new commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system, (2) establish performance requirements for such braking systems, and (3) require such systems to be used while the commercial vehicles are in operation.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2019 to Sep 16, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 16, 2019 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jul 16, 2019 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Sep 16, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Jul 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jul 16, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2019Introduced in House
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