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SRES 617 114th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Commemorative events and holidays Motor carriers Motor vehicles Roads and highways Transportation safety and security

A resolution designating November 27, 2016, as "Drive Safer Sunday".

Introduced: November 17, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Nov 17, 2016
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6495; text as passed Senate: CR S6489)
Nov 17, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6495; text as passed Senate: CR S6489)
Nov 17, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Designates November 27, 2016, as Drive Safer Sunday.

Encourages:

  • schools, universities, administrators, and teachers to launch campaigns to urge students to focus on safety when driving;
  • national trucking firms to alert their drivers to be especially focused on driving safely on the Sunday after Thanksgiving;
  • clergies to remind their congregations to travel safely when attending services and gatherings;
  • law enforcement personnel to remind drivers and passengers to drive safely, particularly on the Sunday after Thanksgiving;
  • motorists to always drive safely; and
  • people to understand the importance of wearing a seat belt and to use the Sunday after Thanksgiving as an opportunity to educate themselves about highway safety.
What's happening now November 17, 2016

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6495; text as passed Senate: CR S6489)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 319 Related bill A resolution designating November 29, 2015, as "Drive Safer Sunday".
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 Cosponsors 1
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Nov 17, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 617: A resolution designating November 27, 2016, as "Drive Safer Sunday".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-617/
MLA
"S. Res. 617: A resolution designating November 27, 2016, as "Drive Safer Sunday".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-617/.
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S. Res. 617, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-617/.
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[S. Res. 617: A resolution designating November 27, 2016, as "Drive Safer Sunday".](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-617/)
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