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Safe Drivers Act of 2011

Introduced: June 23, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
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
 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.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2