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SRES 390 111th Congress Senate Congress Congressional officers and employees Motor vehicles Senate Telephone and wireless communication Transportation safety and security

A resolution prohibiting text messaging by employees of the Senate while driving on official business.

Introduced: January 21, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jan 21, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S126)
Jan 21, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits Senate employees from text messaging when: (1) driving a government-owned or -leased vehicle; (2) driving a privately owned or leased vehicle while on official business; or (3) using Senate-provided text messaging equipment while driving any vehicle at any time.

What's happening now January 21, 2010

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S126)

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 21, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 390: A resolution prohibiting text messaging by employees of the Senate while driving on official business.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-390/
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"S. Res. 390: A resolution prohibiting text messaging by employees of the Senate while driving on official business.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-390/.
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S. Res. 390, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-390/.
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[S. Res. 390: A resolution prohibiting text messaging by employees of the Senate while driving on official business.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-390/)
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