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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.

Introduced: December 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 11, 2006
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.
Sep 11, 2006
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens without amendment and with a preamble. With written report No. 109-333.
Jul 19, 2006
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 15, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13682)
Dec 15, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of Congress that each state should require any candidate for a driver's license to demonstrate, as a condition of obtaining one, an ability to: (1) associate the use of the white cane and guide dog with visually impaired individuals; and (2) exercise greatly increased caution when driving in proximity to a potentially visually impaired individual.

What's happening now September 11, 2006

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 7, 2006
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Dec 21, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 71: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SCONRES-71/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 71: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SCONRES-71/.
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S. Con. Res. 71, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SCONRES-71/.
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[S. Con. Res. 71: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SCONRES-71/)
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