[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 257 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 257

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide grant eligibility for 
a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated 
            by persons while under the influence of alcohol.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2005

 Mr. Corzine (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide grant eligibility for 
a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated 
            by persons while under the influence of alcohol.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``John's Law of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.

    Section 410(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) Program for impoundment of vehicles.--A 
                program to impound a vehicle for no less than 12 hours 
                that is operated by a person who is arrested for 
                operating the vehicle while under the influence of 
                alcohol.''.
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