3.0.0 4622 2023-01-11T13:39:16Z 2023-01-11T13:39:16Z House HR 2017-12-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 202 (Tuesday, December 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 4622.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H9845]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2017-12-13T14:45:16Z Referred to 2017-12-12T15:02:35Z Stop Underrides Act of 2017 115 2219 S 2017-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2017-12-13 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2017-12-12 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-12-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1689) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 N D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2017-12-12 True N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2017-12-19 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2017-12-19 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2018-03-01 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-03-01 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2018-03-01 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2018-03-01 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-09-28 False Transportation and Public Works Accidents Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Transportation Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Motor carriers Motor vehicles Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-12-12 Introduced in House 2018-07-25T19:22:57Z Stop Underrides Act of 2017

This bill amends federal transportation law to require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule to require the installation of rear underride guards that meet a specified performance standard on all trailers, semi-trailers, and single unit trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds that are manufactured on or after the effective date of the rule.

DOT shall issue a final rule requiring the installation of side underride guards that meet a specified performance standard on all trailers, semi-trailers, and single unit trucks with a gross vehicle rating of more than 10,000 pounds manufactured on or after the effective date of the rule.

DOT shall issue a final rule requiring all commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds manufactured on or after the effective date of the rule to be equipped with front underride guards. It shall complete research on equipping commercial motor vehicles with a gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds with a front underride guard to prevent trucks from overriding the passenger vehicle and submit to the congressional transportation committees a report on such research.

The bill sets forth provisions regarding retrofit and maintenance requirements, and requires post-accident inspections and pre-trip inspections by drivers.

]]> Stop Underrides Act of 2017 Display Title Stop Underrides Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Stop Underrides Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes, to improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4622ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4622ih.xml 2017-12-13 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.