US Congress House Bill 4708 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 97-2)
Status: Introduced on October 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-10-31 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8682)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes safety standards for stretch limousines. Among other requirements, the bill requires safety belts to be installed in stretch limousines with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 8,500 pounds at each designated seating position, including on side-facing seats; the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop and issue guidelines, best practices, and recommendations to assist stretch limousine alterers develop and administer a vehicle modifier plan; DOT to complete research into side impact protection, roof crush resistance, and air bag systems for the protection of occupants in stretch limousines given alternative seating positions or interior configurations, including perimeter seating arrangements; stretch limousine operators to disclose (1) the date of the most recent inspection of the limousine required under state or federal law, (2) the results of the inspection, and (3) any corrective actions taken to ensure the limousine passes inspection; and the use of event data recorders in stretch limousines.

SAFE Limos Act Safety, Accountability, and Federal Enforcement of Limos Act of 2019

Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Sen. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-31	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8682)
2019-10-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
2019-10-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-10-16	House	Introduced in House

SB2606 (Same As) 2019-10-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S5847-5849)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4708/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4708/BILLS-116hr4708ih.pdf