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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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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 laws, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 18, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Jan 18, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 18, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1071-1072)
Jan 18, 1995
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 18, 1995

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Bill text 1 version

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 18, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 234: 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 laws, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-234/
MLA
"S. 234: 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 laws, and for other purposes.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-234/.
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S. 234, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-234/.
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[S. 234: 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 laws, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-234/)
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