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HR 904 112th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Law enforcement administration and funding Motor vehicles Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from providing grants or any funds to a State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government to be used for any program to…

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To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from providing grants or any funds to a State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government to be used for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger.

Introduced: April 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 3, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) from providing grants or funds to a state, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal, or other local government for use in any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger.

What's happening now March 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Republican 6
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Oct 16, 2012
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jul 10, 2012
Rokita, Todd
· Jun 27, 2012
Meehan, Patrick
· Jun 19, 2012
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jun 6, 2012
Walz, Timothy
· May 17, 2012
Paulsen, Erik
· Apr 18, 2012
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Jan 27, 2012
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Nov 2, 2011
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· May 24, 2011
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· May 13, 2011
Hultgren, Randy
· May 6, 2011
Altmire, Jason
· May 5, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Apr 13, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Apr 13, 2011
Denham, Jeff
· Apr 5, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Apr 5, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 29, 2011
Rogers, Mike
· Mar 29, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Mar 29, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 29, 2011
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 11, 2011
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Mar 8, 2011
Duffy, Sean
· Mar 3, 2011
Ryan, Paul
· Mar 3, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 904: To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from providing grants or any funds to a State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government to be used for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-904/
MLA
"H.R. 904: To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from providing grants or any funds to a State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government to be used for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-904/.
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H.R. 904, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-904/.
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[H.R. 904: To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from providing grants or any funds to a State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government to be used for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-904/)
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