HR 1266
115th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Vision Zero Act of 2017
Introduced: March 1, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 1, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E257)
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Vision Zero Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to award grants to a city, town, township, borough, county, parish, district, village, or other political subdivision of a state to develop a Vision Zero plan to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries in its jurisdiction within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years.
The Department may award grants to up to five entities serving such jurisdictions, with at least 25% of grant funds going to entities that serve a jurisdiction with a population of under 200,000. The federal share of projects costs shall not exceed 80%.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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