S 1842
103th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Automobile safety appliances
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid highway program
Government Operations and Politics
Motor vehicle safety
Motorcycles
Roads and highways
Seat belts
State laws
Traffic accidents and safety
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt a State from certain penalties for failing to meet requirements relating to motorcycle helmet laws if the State has in effect a motorcycle…
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Introduced
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Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 9, 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 9, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1288-1289)
Feb 9, 1994
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Delays the effective date for imposition of penalties upon States that do not have in effect safety belt and motorcycle helmet traffic safety programs.
Exempts a State from certain penalties for failing to meet requirements relating to motorcycle helmet laws if the State has in effect a motorcycle safety program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
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1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1842: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt a State from certain penalties for failing to meet requirements relating to motorcycle helmet laws if the State has in effect a motorcycle safety program, and to delay the effective date of certain penalties for States that fail to meet certain requirements for motorcycle safety and passenger vehicle safety laws, and for other purposes.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-1842/
"S. 1842: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt a State from certain penalties for failing to meet requirements relating to motorcycle helmet laws if the State has in effect a motorcycle safety program, and to delay the effective date of certain penalties for States that fail to meet certain requirements for motorcycle safety and passenger vehicle safety laws, and for other purposes.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-1842/.
S. 1842, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-1842/.
[S. 1842: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to exempt a State from certain penalties for failing to meet requirements relating to motorcycle helmet laws if the State has in effect a motorcycle safety program, and to delay the effective date of certain penalties for States that fail to meet certain requirements for motorcycle safety and passenger vehicle safety laws, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-1842/)