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ROADS SAFE Act of 2011

Introduced: March 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1410)
Mar 8, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Mar 8, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1409-1410)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2011 or ROADS SAFE Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to carry out a collaborative research effort to continue to explore the feasibility and the potential benefits of, and the public policy challenges associated with, more widespread deployment of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving.

What's happening now March 8, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1410)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1449 Related bill Mariah's Act
  • HR 2324 Identical bill ROADS SAFE Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 8, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 8, 2011
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 510: ROADS SAFE Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-510/
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"S. 510: ROADS SAFE Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-510/.
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S. 510, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-510/.
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