3.0.0 4186 2023-01-11T13:45:40Z 2023-01-11T13:45:40Z Senate S 2020-07-02 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-02T19:41:42Z Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 116 8881 HR 2020-12-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS 2020-07-02 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2020-07-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. N W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2020-07-02 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2020-07-30 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-07-30 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2020-07-30 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-07-30 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-08-06 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2020-08-06 False L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2020-09-17 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-09-17 False Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government information and archives Law enforcement administration and funding Licensing and registrations Motor vehicles Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-07-02 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-05T18:24:25Z Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of an individual based on such individual's failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee.

Grants shall be awarded to (1) cover the costs incurred by a state to reinstate driver's licenses previously suspended for unpaid fines and fees; (2) maximize the number of individuals with suspended driver's licenses eligible to have driving privileges reinstated or regained; (3) provide assistance to individuals living in areas where public transportation options are limited; and (4) ease the burden on states where the state or local law that permitted the suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, driver's licenses or the registration of a motor vehicle based on the failure to pay civil or criminal fines or fees was in effect during the three year period ending on the date on which a state applies for or receives a grant under this bill.

]]> Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 Display Title Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4186is/xml/BILLS-116s4186is.xml 2020-07-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.