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HR 3535 111th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Motor vehicles Roads and highways Telephone and wireless communication Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

ALERT Drivers Act

Introduced: September 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Sep 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sep 8, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 8, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 or the ALERT Drivers Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 25% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds for the fiscal year if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits, except in an emergency, an operator of a motor vehicle from writing, sending, or reading a text message using a hand-held mobile telephone (excluding a vehicle-integrated, voice-activated device); and (2) requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of certain minimum penalties.

What's happening now September 9, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 3829 Related bill FOCUS Act of 2009
  • HR 4153 Related bill To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards to prevent distracted driving, and for other pur…
  • HR 5097 Related bill Erica's Law
  • S 1536 Related bill ALERT Drivers Act
  • HR 3820 Text similarities Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 29, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 16, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3535: ALERT Drivers Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3535/
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"H.R. 3535: ALERT Drivers Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3535/.
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H.R. 3535, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3535/.
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