3.0.0 2219 2023-01-11T13:39:08Z 2023-01-11T13:39:08Z Senate S 2017-12-12 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-12-12T17:00:28Z Stop Underrides Act of 2017 115 4622 HR 2017-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Identical bill CRS 2017-12-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-12-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2017-12-12 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-12-12 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-12-13 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-12-14 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-12-18 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-01-29 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2018-12-06 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 Senate 2018-07-25T19:26:34Z 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 A bill 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 Senate 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2219is/xml/BILLS-115s2219is.xml 2017-12-12 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.