HR 4171 · 105th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study and transmit a report to Congress on improving the safety of persons present at roadside emergency scenes and to encourage States to enact and enforce laws based upon that report.

Introduced 1998-06-25· Sponsored by Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.(1998-07-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to the Congress on options for improving the safety of persons at roadside emergency scenes, including motor vehicle accident scenes. Expresses the sense of the Congress that States should enforce laws to improve the safety of persons present at such places, thus making it unnecessary for the Congress to enact Federal legislation to withhold Federal highway funds until such State laws are enacted and enforced.…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats