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Stop Underrides Act of 2017

Introduced: December 12, 2017 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Dec 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 12, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1689)
Dec 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Underrides Act of 2017

This bill amends federal transportation law to require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule to require the installation of rear underride guards that meet a specified performance standard on all trailers, semi-trailers, and single unit trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds that are manufactured on or after the effective date of the rule.

DOT shall issue a final rule requiring the installation of side underride guards that meet a specified performance standard on all trailers, semi-trailers, and single unit trucks with a gross vehicle rating of more than 10,000 pounds manufactured on or after the effective date of the rule.

DOT shall issue a final rule requiring all commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds manufactured on or after the effective date of the rule to be equipped with front underride guards. It shall complete research on equipping commercial motor vehicles with a gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds with a front underride guard to prevent trucks from overriding the passenger vehicle and submit to the congressional transportation committees a report on such research.

The bill sets forth provisions regarding retrofit and maintenance requirements, and requires post-accident inspections and pre-trip inspections by drivers.

What's happening now December 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2219 Identical bill Stop Underrides Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 28, 2018
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 1, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 1, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4622: Stop Underrides Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4622/
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"H.R. 4622: Stop Underrides Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4622/.
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H.R. 4622, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4622/.
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