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H.R. 734 111th Congress House

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

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: February 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Disability and paralysisGovernment studies and investigationsMotor vehiclesPedestrians and bicycling
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 28, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 - 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 841 Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 83
All 83 Democratic 48 Republican 13
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 30, 2010
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 12, 2010
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 22, 2010
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 25, 2010
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 25, 2010
Griffith, Parker
· Mar 18, 2010
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Mar 18, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· Mar 10, 2010
Murphy, Patrick
· Mar 10, 2010
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 10, 2010
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 10, 2010
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 10, 2010
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 10, 2010
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Mar 4, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 2, 2010
Mitchell, Harry
· Mar 2, 2010
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 22, 2010
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 22, 2010
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 22, 2010
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 22, 2010
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Feb 22, 2010
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 13, 2010
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jan 13, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 13, 2010
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 16, 2009
Halvorson, Deborah
· Dec 16, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 1, 2009
Bean, Melissa
· Nov 18, 2009
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 18, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Nov 18, 2009
Markey, Betsy
· Nov 5, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 2, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 27, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 27, 2009
Kratovil, Frank
· Oct 7, 2009
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 30, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Sep 22, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 30, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 30, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 30, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 21, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 15, 2009
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 10, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Jun 4, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· May 12, 2009
Ellsworth, Brad
· May 12, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 12, 2009
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Apr 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 734: Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-734/
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"H.R. 734: Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-734/.
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