S. 1433 · 114th Congress
Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015
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This bill adds a new requirement for distracted driving grants to states under national priority highway safety programs. To receive a grant a state's prohibition on texting while driving must:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 21, 2015
Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015
This bill adds a new requirement for distracted driving grants to states under national priority highway safety programs. To receive a grant a state's prohibition on texting while driving must:
- include distracted driving issues as part of their driver's license examination, and
- not make an exception that specifically allows a driver, especially one under age 18, to text through a personal wireless communication device while stopped in traffic.
DOT may use up to 50% of amounts available for grants to states that:
- in FY2016 certify that they have enacted a basic text messaging statute for drivers of all ages, make violation of the statute a primary offense, participate in the annual distracted driving law enforcement mobilization, and are otherwise ineligible for a grant; and
- in FY2017 meet the aforementioned requirements, impose increased fines for repeat violations, and have a statute that prohibits a driver younger than 18 from using a personal wireless communications device while driving.
States may use grant funds for:
- enforcement of distracted driving laws, and
- highway safety program projects.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall report to Congress on any legal and technical barriers to capturing data on the prevalence of the use of wireless communications devices while driving, including recommendations on how to address those barriers.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015
Latest action (May 21, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 21, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.