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Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2019

Introduced: June 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jun 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Jun 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 14, 2019
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 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2019

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 June 17, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 3
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Feb 10, 2020
Katko, John
· Oct 11, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 24, 2019
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Aug 6, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Aug 2, 2019
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jul 10, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jun 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3293: Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3293/
MLA
"H.R. 3293: Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3293/.
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H.R. 3293, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3293/.
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