HR 4805
103th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Air quality
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Federal aid highway program
Government Operations and Politics
Motor vehicle pollution control
Motor vehicle safety
Roads and highways
Seat belts
State laws
Traffic accidents and safety
Traffic congestion
Traffic engineering
To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to penalties for use of motorcycle helmets.
Introduced: July 20, 1994
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Jul 20, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jul 20, 1994
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Reduces the amount required to be transferred from funds to a State for the National Highway System and for congestion mitigation, air quality, and surface transportation programs to funds for highway safety programs if the State has a safety belt use law in effect. (Currently, a State is penalized by having a certain percentage of funds transferred from such programs to highway safety programs if the State does not have motorcycle helmet and safety belt use laws in effect.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1