3.0.0 2563 2023-01-11T13:26:04Z 2023-01-11T13:26:04Z Senate S S 2014-06-26 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-06-26T22:52:37Z 2014-06-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2014-06-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2014-06-26 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2014-07-15 False Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight Licensing and registrations Roads and highways State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2014-06-26 Introduced in Senate 2014-09-03T20:45:34Z Improving Driver Safety Act of 2014 - Revises distracted driving incentive grant program eligibility requirements to require the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to award such grants to states that include distracted driving issues as part of their driver's license examination.

Authorizes the Secretary to use up to 50% of amounts available for grants to states that: (1) in FY2015 have a basic text messaging statute for drivers of all ages, make violation of the statute a primary offense, and participate in the Secretary's annual distracted driving law enforcement mobilization; and (2) in FY2016 meet the aforementioned requirements, impose increased fines for repeat violations, and have a statute that prohibits a driver younger than 18 from using a personal wireless communications device while driving.

Authorizes states to use grant funds for: (1) enforcement of distracted driving laws, and (2) highway safety program projects.

Directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to report to Congress on any legal and technical barriers to capturing data on the prevalence of wireless communications devices while driving, including recommendations on how to address those barriers.

]]> Improving Driver Safety Act of 2014 Display Title Improving Driver Safety Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve highway safety and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Improving Driver Safety Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2563is/xml/BILLS-113s2563is.xml 2014-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.