DRIVE Safe Act
Latest action · Mar 10, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act or the DRIVE Safe Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations to implement an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21.
Under the program, an apprentice must complete two probationary periods that total 400 hours of on-duty time, of which at least 240 hours must be driving time in a commercial motor vehicle. Additionally, the apprentice must be accompanied in the cab of the commercial motor vehicle by an experienced driver.
Further, the bill requires all commercial motor vehicles used in the program for training to be equipped with safety technology such as active braking collision mitigation systems and video event capturing systems.
An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver under the age of 21 to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the driver is participating in, or has completed, an apprenticeship program that meets the requirements set forth in this bill.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2021 to Oct 5, 2021; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Mar 10, 2021 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Mar 10, 2021 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Mar 10, 2021 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Mar 10, 2021 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Mar 10, 2021 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Mar 10, 2021 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Mar 10, 2021 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Apr 22, 2021 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Apr 27, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Apr 27, 2021 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 27, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | May 10, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | May 10, 2021 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | May 18, 2021 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | May 25, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | May 25, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 26, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | May 26, 2021 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Jun 7, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Oct 5, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 10, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7280 | Marsha Blackburn R-TN | Dec 19, 2022 |
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.
Printed hearings 5
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-55 | IMPLEMENTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT136 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-35 | INDUSTRY AND LABOR PERSPECTIVES: A FURTHER LOOK AT NORTH AMERICAN SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES191 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Nov 17, 2021 |
| Serial No. 117-13 | THE U.S. WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY: FACILITATING THE POST COVID-19 RECOVERY69 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jul 21, 2021 |
| S. Hrg. 117-706 | FREIGHT MOBILITY: STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S SUPPLY CHAINS AND COMPETITIVENESS93 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 11, 2021 |
| Serial No. 117-11 | COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEMBERS' DAY HEARING227 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Apr 14, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1745 | DRIVE-SAFE Act | Related bill | Mar 11, 2021 |
| S 2016 | Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2021 |
| HR 3341 | STARTER Act 2.0 | Related bill | May 20, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- DRIVE Safe Act
- Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
