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HR 3591 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Safe Roads Act of 2021

Introduced: May 28, 2021 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jun 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 31, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
May 28, 2021
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.
May 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Roads Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement motor vehicle safety standards that (1) require certain truck-tractors with electronic stability control systems to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system, (2) establish performance requirements for such braking systems, and (3) require such systems to be used while the truck-tractors are in operation.

DOT must also study and report on equipping commercial motor vehicles with automatic emergency braking to avoid or mitigate a collision with an obstacle in the path of the vehicle.

What's happening now June 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · May 28, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 28, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3591: Safe Roads Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3591/
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"H.R. 3591: Safe Roads Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3591/.
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H.R. 3591, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3591/.
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