3.0.0 2598 2023-01-11T13:31:01Z 2023-01-11T13:31:01Z House HR 2015-06-01 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 86 (Monday, June 1, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POLIS:H.R. 2598.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution(relating to the general welfare of the United States); andArticle I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution(relating to the power to regulate interstate commerce).[Page H3642]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-02T17:38:09Z Referred to 2015-06-01T16:00:51Z 2015-06-02 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2015-06-01 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-06-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 N P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2015-06-01 True Transportation and Public Works Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government studies and investigations Law enforcement administration and funding Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-06-01 Introduced in House 2015-06-04T16:42:39Z Lucid Act of 2015

Makes eligible for federal-aid highway project grants a state whose law legalizes the possession or use of marijuana with or without medical justification only if that state:

  • has in effect a law prohibiting an individual from driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while impaired by marijuana, and
  • enforces that law using training and methods for determining cognitive or physical marijuana impairment.

Exempts those states from specified administrative penalties.

Revises the terms "driving while intoxicated" and "driving under the influence" to accord with this Act. Subjects repeat offenders to minimum civil and criminal penalties for driving a motor vehicle while impaired by marijuana in those states.

Directs the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to:

  • study through scientific testing the extent to which marijuana impairs an individual's ability to drive a motor vehicle; and
  • issue a report, and make it available electronically to the public, with recommendations to states on how to prevent marijuana-impaired driving.
]]> Lucid Act of 2015 Display Title Lucid Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish requirements relating to marijuana-impaired driving, to direct the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue comprehensive guidance on the best practices to prevent marijuana-impaired driving, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Lucid Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2598ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2598ih.xml 2015-06-02 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.