[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6224 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6224

              To establish a task force on street racing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2023

  Ms. Pettersen (for herself and Mrs. Steel) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
              To establish a task force on street racing.

    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 ``They're Fast, We're Furious Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. STREET RACING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation shall establish a task force to be known as the ``Street 
Racing Prevention and Intervention Task Force'' (hereinafter referred 
to as the ``Task Force'').
    (b) Composition.--The Task Force shall consist of the following 
members:
            (1) 2 members, appointed by the Attorney General, who are 
        employees of the Criminal Division of the Department of 
        Justice.
            (2) 2 members, appointed by the Secretary of 
        Transportation, who are employees of the National Highway 
        Traffic Safety Administration.
            (3) 2 members, appointed by the Attorney General, who are 
        representatives of State or local law enforcement agencies.
            (4) 3 members, appointed by the Director of the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation, who are employees of the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation.
    (c) Duties.--The duties of the Task Force shall include--
            (1) studying the prevalence and impacts of street racing, 
        vehicle sideshows, and street takeovers;
            (2) developing best practices for a national approach to 
        combat organized street racing;
            (3) developing best practices for State and local law 
        enforcement agencies to deal with street racing;
            (4) developing educational materials on how to prevent and 
        respond to street racing;
            (5) distributing the materials described under paragraph 
        (4); and
            (6) coordinating the response of local, State, and Federal 
        law enforcement agencies to street racing.
    (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of the Act, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate a report on the progress the Task Force has 
made in completing the duties assigned under subsection (c).
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Street racing.--The term ``street racing'' means a race 
        of two or more vehicles on a public road in an area that is not 
        designated for an official race.
            (2) Vehicle sideshow.--The term ``vehicle sideshow'' means 
        an event of two or more individuals blocking or impeding 
        traffic on a highway for the purpose of performing motor 
        vehicle stunts, motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle 
        exhibitions of speed, or reckless driving for spectators.
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