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House Bill 169
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Driver and Officer Safety Education Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 3, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Jan 3, 2019
Latest Action
Feb 7, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
169
Congress
116
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Al Green
Texas
Democrat
Alcee L. Hastings
Florida
Democrat
Hank Johnson
Georgia
Democrat
Jan Schakowsky
Illinois
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
New York
Democrat
Stacey Plaskett
U.S. Virgin Islands
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Driver and Officer Safety Education Act

This bill amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to increase authorization levels for FY2019-FY2020.

The bill decreases the allocation of funds under national priority safety programs for (1) occupant protection, (2) state traffic safety information system improvements, and (3) impaired driving countermeasures.

The Department of Transportation must award grants to states that enact a commuter safety education program for educational and training programs concerning law enforcement practices during traffic stops and other in-person encounters.

In each fiscal year, 2% of the funds provided for commuter safety education shall be allocated among states that implement commuter safety education programs.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
January 3, 2019
Actions (3)
02/07/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
01/03/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
01/03/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:28 PM
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