HR 762 United States House · 117th Congress

SAFE TO DRIVE Act

Summary

States Afforded Funding Extensions To Oppose Driving Recklessly In Vehicular Engagements Act or the SAFE TO DRIVE Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation to use up to 25% of the amounts available for national priority safety program grants to award grants to any state that certifies it has enacted a distracted driving statute that (1) is applicable to drivers of all ages, (2) makes a violation of the statute a primary offense, and (3) prohibits texting or all non-navigational viewing of a personal wireless communications device.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Feb 3, 2021 Last action Feb 4, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

3

Key actions

0

Committee

2

Feb 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

lower

Feb 3, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

lower

Feb 3, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Raja Krishnamoorthi

Alcee L. Hastings

Carol D. Miller

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.

Lizzie Fletcher

Marilyn Strickland