S. 1536 · 111th Congress
ALERT Drivers Act
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SchumerSponsor10 cosponsors · 9 D, 1 I
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Hagan
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Landrieu
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Menendez
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Lieberman
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Klobuchar
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Lautenberg
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Casey
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Rockefeller
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Warner
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Whitehouse3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 or the ALERT Drivers Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 25% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds for the fiscal year if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits, except in an emergency, an operator…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 29, 2009
Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 or the ALERT Drivers Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 25% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds for the fiscal year if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits, except in an emergency, an operator of a motor vehicle from writing, sending, or reading a text message using a hand-held mobile telephone (excluding a voice-activated device); and (2) requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of certain minimum penalties.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: ALERT Drivers Act
Also known as: Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009
Latest action (Jul 29, 2009): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 29, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.