HR 2955
115th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security
Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2017
Introduced: June 20, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 20, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2017
This bill allows a passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck, or bus to be equipped with a pulsating light system for high mounted stop lamps.
The term "pulsating light system" means a system for a high mounted stop lamp in which: (1) the lamp pulses rapidly no more than four times and for no more than two seconds when the vehicle brake is applied and then converts to a continuous light until the brake is released, and (2) the rapid pulsing may not be repeated upon a subsequent application of the brakes for a lock-out period of five seconds after the brake's release.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Cosponsors
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