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HR 1211 100th Congress House

A bill to require that light trucks and vans shall be subject to the same Federal motor vehicle safety standards as are applicable to passenger motor vehicles.

Introduced: March 5, 1987 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Automobile safety standardsMotor Vehicles and DrivingMotor vehicle safetyMotor vehicles
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Public safetyRecreational vehiclesRoads and highwaysStandardsTraffic accidents and safetyTrucks
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 24, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 24, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 4, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Subjects light trucks and vans to the same safety standards as are applicable to passenger motor vehicles under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 5, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 5, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1211: A bill to require that light trucks and vans shall be subject to the same Federal motor vehicle safety standards as are applicable to passenger motor vehicles.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1211/
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"H.R. 1211: A bill to require that light trucks and vans shall be subject to the same Federal motor vehicle safety standards as are applicable to passenger motor vehicles.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1211/.
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H.R. 1211, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1211/.
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[H.R. 1211: A bill to require that light trucks and vans shall be subject to the same Federal motor vehicle safety standards as are applicable to passenger motor vehicles.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1211/)
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