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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: August 11, 1994 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 August 1, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
POMEROY, EARL
· Aug 11, 1994
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Aug 10, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4805: To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to penalties for use of motorcycle helmets.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4805/
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"H.R. 4805: To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to penalties for use of motorcycle helmets.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4805/.
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