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HRES 239 112th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Intergovernmental relations Motor vehicles Public participation and lobbying State and local government operations Transportation safety and security

Supporting efforts to retain the ban on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) ability to lobby State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urging NHTSA to focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education and training.

Introduced: May 2, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
May 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 2, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 2, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports efforts to retain the ban on the ability of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to lobby state legislators using federal tax dollars.

Recognizes the importance of motorcycle crash prevention as the primary source of motorcycle safety.

Encourages NHTSA to: (1) focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education as the most significant priorities in motorcycle safety; and (2) provide Congress a statement why it believes it is less important to focus on motorcycle crash prevention, rider education and training, proper licensing, and reducing impaired riding than on mandating universal helmet use.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any law that supersedes state laws regarding the use of helmets as it applies to denial of health coverage and benefits resulting from an injury sustained while riding a motorcycle should not be implemented.

What's happening now May 3, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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