3.0.0 1392 2023-01-11T13:28:08Z 2023-01-11T13:28:08Z House HR 2015-03-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:H.R. 1392.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 3 (relating to theauthority to regulate commerce among the several states).[Page H1722]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-18T13:39:20Z Referred to 2015-03-17T14:02:30Z 2015-03-18 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2015-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 N L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2015-04-22 False Transportation and Public Works Intergovernmental relations Motor vehicles State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-03-17 Introduced in House 2015-03-20T15:34:41Z Fighting Occupied Cell Use So Everyone Drives More Safely Act of 2015 or the FOCUS Act of 2015

This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 25% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for a fiscal year if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law that:

  • prohibits an operator of a moving motor vehicle from using a communication device, except in the event of an emergency, if the operator is under age 21, and using a hand-held communication device if that operator is 21 or older; and
  • requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of penalties similar to those for conviction of the offense of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.

"Communication device" means a mobile telephone or other portable electronic communication device with which a user engages in a call or writes, sends, or reads a message, or plays a game or watches a video.

]]> FOCUS Act of 2015 Display Title FOCUS Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of Federal highway funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting the use of certain communication devices while operating a motor vehicle, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FOCUS Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Fighting Occupied Cell Use So Everyone Drives More Safely Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1392ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1392ih.xml 2015-03-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. 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.