S 1536 111th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Motor vehicles Public transit Roads and highways Telephone and wireless communication Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

ALERT Drivers Act

Introduced: July 29, 2009 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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

Jul 29, 2009

Introduced in Senate

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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 voice-activated device); and (2) requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of certain minimum penalties.

What's happening now July 29, 2009

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

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