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HR 5734 110th Congress House

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.

Introduced: May 5, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 9, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Apr 9, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 9, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 9, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to Congress on the minimum level of sound that is necessary to be emitted from a motor vehicle, or some other method, to alert blind and other pedestrians of the presence of operating motor vehicles while traveling.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 14 Republican 3
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Dec 9, 2008
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 19, 2008
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2008
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 16, 2008
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 11, 2008
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 12, 2008
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 10, 2008
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 4, 2008
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 4, 2008
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 13, 2008
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 7, 2008
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 5, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 5, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 5, 2008
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 29, 2008
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Apr 22, 2008
Fortuno, Luis
· Apr 22, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 15, 2008
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 15, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5734: Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5734/
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"H.R. 5734: Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5734/.
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H.R. 5734, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5734/.
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