[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 195 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               ENHANCING SAFETY FOR RIDESHARE PASSENGERS

  (Mr. GOTTHEIMER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, the House voted this week on the 
bipartisan Sami's Law, which I am proud to have co-led, to enhance 
safety for rideshare passengers.
  Sami's Law has been named to honor Samantha Josephson, a senior at 
the University of South Carolina, originally from New Jersey, who was 
kidnapped and brutally murdered by a man pretending to be her Uber 
driver.
  Under Sami's Law, all rideshare services will be required to adopt 
digital systems that allow passengers to verify the vehicle before they 
get into the car, make it illegal to sell ridesharing signs without 
authorization, and create a U.S. Department of Transportation council 
to ensure safety measures stay current.
  The bill also mandates State-issued front license plates for 
rideshare vehicles and illuminated windshield signs visible day and 
night. It will examine the prevalence of assault and abuse perpetrated 
by rideshare drivers and passengers.
  We must ensure our residents in New Jersey's Fifth District and 
nationwide are safe when using rideshare.
  I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support 
commonsense measures like these to ensure the terrible tragedy that 
befell Samantha Josephson never happens again.

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