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Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017

Introduced: December 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017 

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a distracted driving education grant program under which DOT may make a competitive grant to a nonprofit organization to provide education to the public regarding the risks of distracted driving.

What's happening now December 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Dec 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4542: Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4542/
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"H.R. 4542: Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4542/.
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H.R. 4542, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4542/.
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[H.R. 4542: Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4542/)
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