3.0.0 195 2023-03-08T20:12:44Z 2023-03-08T20:12:44Z Senate S 2021-02-03 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-03T18:57:34Z SAFE TO DRIVE Act 117 762 HR 2021-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Identical bill CRS 2021-02-03 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-02-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-02-03 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-03-10 False Transportation and Public Works Motor vehicles Roads and highways State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-02-03 Introduced in Senate 2021-03-11T15:56:02Z States Afforded Funding Extensions To Oppose Driving Recklessly In Vehicular Engagements Act or the SAFE TO DRIVE Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to use up to 25% of the amounts available for national priority safety program grants to award grants to any state that certifies it has enacted a distracted driving statute that (1) is applicable to drivers of all ages, (2) makes a violation of the statute a primary offense, and (3) prohibits texting or all non-navigational viewing of a personal wireless communications device.

]]> SAFE TO DRIVE Act Display Title SAFE TO DRIVE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to provide States applying for distracted driving grants an explanation of the eligibility decision with respect to the State, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced SAFE TO DRIVE Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced States Afforded Funding Extensions To Oppose Driving Recklessly In Vehicular Engagements Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s195is/xml/BILLS-117s195is.xml 2021-02-03 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.