H.R. 968 · 108th Congress
Maggie's Law: National Drowsy Driving Act of 2003
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Maggie's Law: National Drowsy Driving Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to enter into agreements with, and make grants to, State highway offices and other driving safety organizations to obtain and distribute national, State, and local drowsy driving education programs and supporting materials.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 27, 2003
Directs that grant funds be used to: (1) implement programs designed to prevent deaths and injuries due to drivers who are impaired by fatigue and sleep deprivation; (2) develop a standardized curriculum on the risks and prevention of drowsy driving and fall-asleep motor vehicle crashes; (3) collaborate with national drowsy driving campaigns to distribute information and educational messages and to review existing State model programs; (4) adopt policy statements and work plans for the installation and expansion of continuous shoulder rumble strips for interstate highways; (5) adopt codes on accident report forms to report fatigue-related or fall-asleep crashes; (6) provide training in the detection and reporting of drowsy driving as a factor in motor vehicle crashes; and (7) provide education programs to the police and the courts regarding the sanctions available for drowsy driving accidents.
Directs the Secretary to study the scope of the problem of fatigue-related automobile crashes.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Maggie's Law: National Drowsy Driving Act of 2003
Latest action (Feb 28, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 27, 2003
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.