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Stop Underrides Act

Introduced: April 12, 2019 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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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 5, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E247)
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Underrides Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule to require the installation of rear, side, and front underride guards that meet performance standards on (1) any trailer or semi-trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more that is manufactured on or after the effective date of the rule; and (2) any single unit truck the bottom of the carriage of which is greater than 22 inches above the ground, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more, and that is manufactured on or after the effective date of the rule.

DOT shall require drivers to (1) conduct a pre-trip inspection of the underride protection system on their vehicles; (2) identify any rusted metal, cracked welds, or missing or loose fasteners; and (3) complete any necessary repairs.

DOT shall establish a Committee on Underride Protection to oversee the ongoing underride rulemaking process and update and publish online data on victims of truck underride crashes.

What's happening now March 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 665 Identical bill Stop Underrides Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 19
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 17, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 15, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 8, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 26, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 26, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 24, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jul 18, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 15, 2019
LOWEY, NITA
· Jul 11, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 30, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 28, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 14, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Apr 15, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Apr 12, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 5, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1511: Stop Underrides Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1511/
MLA
"H.R. 1511: Stop Underrides Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1511/.
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H.R. 1511, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1511/.
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