SEATBELT Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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No cosponsors.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 25, 2003

Safe, Efficient Automobile Travel to Better Ensure Lives in Transit (SEATBELT) Act of 2003 - Amends Federal highway law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) make a two-year grant to each State that has in effect a primary enforcement safety belt use law; and (2) carry out a program for making safety belt usage award grants to eligible States. States as purposes of the latter grant program to: (1) increase the national seat belt usage percentage; and (2) reward States that maintain a seat belt usage rate above 85 percent or demonstrate an increase in such rate.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Safe, Efficient Automobile Travel to Better Ensure Lives in Transit (SEATBELT) Act of 2003

Latest action (Jun 25, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8574)

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 25, 2003

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