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Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015
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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.
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2015 · third_quarter · Transportation
S. 1433, Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015; S, 1732, Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act; S. 1647, DRIVE Act; surface transportation reauthorization bill in general; distracted driving, teen safe driving, drunk driving, advanced safety technology, and transportation safety in general
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2015 · second_quarter · Automotive Industry
HR1181 Vehicle Safety Improvement Act of 2015; S 617 RECALL Act; S 304 Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act; S 1433 Improving Driver Safety Act; S 900 Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act; S 1732 Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015; S 1173 Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015; HR 2198 Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015; S 1535 Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015; HR2702 Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015; HR 2675 Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · second_quarter · Transportation
S. 1433, Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015; S. 1703/H.R. 3044 - Roads Safe Act of 2015; S, 1732, safety title of surface transportation reauthorization bill; surface transportation reauthorization bill; distracted driving, teen safe driving, drunk driving, and transportation safety in general
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)