US SB1708 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1-1)
Status: Introduced on November 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises the highway safety improvement program. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), under the highway safety improvement program, to establish performance measures for states to use to assess significant reductions in the number of serious injuries and fatalities (as under current law) specifically for both motorized and nonmotorized transportation.
Title
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the establishment of performance measures for the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] |
| Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO] |
| Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3494 (Same As) 2013-11-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Performance measurement
Roads and highways
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Department of Transportation
Performance measurement
Roads and highways
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1708/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1708/BILLS-113s1708is.pdf |
