[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 456 Introduced in House (IH)]






104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 456

 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study methods to reduce 
  accidents on Federal-aid highways caused by drivers falling asleep 
           while operating certain commercial motor vehicles.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 1995

Mr. Traficant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study methods to reduce 
  accidents on Federal-aid highways caused by drivers falling asleep 
           while operating certain commercial motor vehicles.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study 
of methods to reduce accidents on Federal-aid highways caused by 
drivers falling asleep while operating a commercial motor vehicle used 
to transport freight.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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