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Safe Drivers Act of 2011

Introduced: June 23, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 23, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 23, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Drivers Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study distracted driving, including cognitive distraction when driving and driver distraction impacts on young, inexperienced drivers.

Requires the Secretary 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 moving or idling motor vehicle on a public road from using a hand-held mobile device (other than a voice-activated, vehicle-integrated or similar device, or a global positioning system [GPS] which is not vehicle-integrated); and (2) requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of certain minimum penalties.

What's happening now June 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 14, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 14, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jul 12, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2333: Safe Drivers Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2333/
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"H.R. 2333: Safe Drivers Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2333/.
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H.R. 2333, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2333/.
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