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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.3535 Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009' or the `ALERT Drivers Act</title>
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  <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>H.R. 3535 [110th]: Homebuyer&amp;#39;s Protection Act of 2007 (GovTrack.us)</title>
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13 Sep 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3535&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LETTER: Rich pitch in less for Social Security - Evansville ...</title>
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LETTER: Rich pitch in less for Social Security Evansville Courier &amp;amp; Press In 2001 it was HR 3535. In 2004 it was HR 4851, the &amp;quot;Social Security Personal Savings and Prosperity Act.&amp;quot; There were House Bills 3177, 6110 and Senate &#8230; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hrarticle.com/2010/08/letter-rich-pitch-in-less-for-social-security-evansville-courier-press/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4851: Continuing Extension Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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LETTER: Rich pitch in less for Social Security Evansville Courier &amp;amp; Press In 2001 it was HR 3535. In 2004 it was HR 4851, the &amp;quot;Social Security Personal Savings and Prosperity Act.&amp;quot; There were House Bills 3177, 6110 and Senate &#8230; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4851/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>River Country Journal - Texting ban while driving one step closer ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-23:/commentary/8169556</id>
    <updated>2010-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>River Country Journal </name>
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Legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives (HR 3535) and the U.S. Senate (S. 1536) that would reduce by 25 percent the federal transportation funds distributed to states that do not pass a state text ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rivercountryjournal.com/?p=28024&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>s8 WW Hammer List - Travian.us:: Forum</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-16:/commentary/8286434</id>
    <updated>2010-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Most Combined Siege: Master00Sniper (95985 wheat/hr - 3535 rams, 14230 cats) Runner Up: iHurtU (84201 wheat/hr - 9629 rams, 9219 cats) Most Rams: Lil Phoenix (14968 rams) Runner Up: Don Juan IV (12050 rams) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.travian.us/showthread.php?t=73293&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-23:/commentary/7382020</id>
    <updated>2010-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Sponsored By: Representative Carolyn McCarthy, NY(District 4), Democratic 0 Voted Yes 0 Voted No This vote is Losing Vote now Learn More Comments 9/8/2009--Introduced. Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govit.com/vote/congress.aspx?bill=2009-hr-3535&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OldHippy&amp;#39;s Corner: Stop Texting-Drivers&#8212;or Lose Highway Funds</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-21:/commentary/7349525</id>
    <updated>2010-01-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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ALERT Drivers Act (HR 3535) along with SB 1536, These are, bills designed to also curb texting while driving. Unfortunatly the way they are written it is nothing more than blackmail from the fed&amp;#39;s again. while we all agree the texting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oldhippyscorner.blogspot.com/2010/01/stop-texting-driversor-lose-highway.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Trucking Industry News &#8211; Current Federal Legislation &#8211; Part 3 of 3 ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Two of those bills are Senate and House companion pieces known as &#8220;Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act&#8221; or the &#8220;ALERT Drivers Act&#8221; (S.1536 /H.R.3535) which were introduced in the Senate by Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truckersandtravelersinfo.com/trucking-business/1083-trucking-industry-news-current-federal-legislation-part-3-of-3/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>2010 Highway Safety Report: Which States Make the Grade? &#171; EHS ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-01-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... all-driver text messaging restrictions (as in pending legislation, S.1475, H.R. 3535 and H.R. 3829) and minimum graduated driver licensing programs (as in the Safe Teen And Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act, STANDUP&#8212;H.R. 1895). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ehssafetynews.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/2010-highway-safety-report-which-states-make-the-grade/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>2010 Highway Safety Report: Which States Make the Grade? | EHS Today</title>
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    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... all-driver text messaging restrictions (as in pending legislation, S.1475, H.R. 3535 and H.R. 3829) and minimum graduated driver licensing programs (as in the Safe Teen And Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act, STANDUP&#8212;H.R. 1895). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ehstoday.com/safety/news/highway-safety-report-states-make-grade-8971/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Michigan House approves ban on texting while driving : WLKM Radio ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/7005792</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives (HR 3535) and the U.S. Senate (S. 1536) that would reduce by 25 percent the federal transportation funds distributed to states that do not pass a state text ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wlkm.com/?p=9421&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HOUSE VOTES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING</title>
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    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Legislation has been introduced in both the US House of Representatives (HR 3535) and the US Senate (S. 1536) that would reduce by 25 percent the federal transportation funds distributed to states that do not pass a state text messaging ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.michnews.org/2009/12/house-votes-to-ban-text-messaging-while-driving/#utm_source=feed&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=feed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>River Country Journal - House votes to ban text messaging while ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-12-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives (HR 3535) and the U.S. Senate (S. 1536) that would reduce by 25 percent the federal transportation funds distributed to states that do not pass a state text ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rivercountryjournal.com/?p=20082&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dowagiac Informer: Michigan House Votes To Ban Text Messaging ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives (HR 3535) and the U.S. Senate (S. 1536) that would reduce by 25 percent the federal transportation funds distributed to states that do not pass a state text ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dowagiacinformer.blogspot.com/2009/12/michigan-house-votes-to-ban-text.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Distracted Driving: Gotta Text? Pull Over! | Public Policy and ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Both Con-way and ATA support the ALERT Drivers Act of 2009 (H.R. 3535), the proposed legislation that would ban texting while operating a vehicle. Con-way already prohibits its drivers from using any PDA device while operating company ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freightpublicpolicy.org/2009/12/distracted-driving-gotta-text-pull-over/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Text and Multimedia Messaging: Emerging Issues for Congress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6795255</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Carolyn MCarthy have both introduced the ALERT Drivers Act HR 3535 which stands for Avoiding Life Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act. It is now bottled up in committee on the house side. Currently 19 States and the District ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://capitolhilldatadump.blogspot.com/2009/11/text-and-multimedia-messaging-emerging.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislative Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/commentary/6540806</id>
    <updated>2009-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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His legislation S 1536 (and the companion bill in the House, HR 3535) would blackmail the states into passing a law they might not want. The MRF believes this is a state&amp;#39;s rights issue first and foremost, and does not support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tmra2.org/webblog/2009/10/09nr36-mrf-news-release-senate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Verizon, Sprint support texting-while-driving ban - FierceWireless ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-24:/commentary/6479588</id>
    <updated>2009-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Specifically, Verizon Wireless said that it supports the House of Representative&amp;#39;s ALERT Driver&amp;#39;s Act (H.R. 3535), which was &#8230; 0 comments. There are no comments yet... Kick things off by filling out the form below. Leave a Comment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.textingsucks.dcdeal.com/news/?p=7975&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Just Another Mobile Phone Blog: Verizon Wireless Supports U.S. Rep ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6406974</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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McCarthy&amp;#39;s legislation, H.R. 3535, is co-sponsored by Reps. Robert A. Brady (D-PA), Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Eric J.J. Massa ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://justamp.blogspot.com/2009/10/verizon-wireless-supports-us-rep.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislative Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6824895</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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His legislation S 1536 (and the companion bill in the House, HR 3535) would blackmail the states into passing a law they might not want. The MRF believes this is a state&amp;#39;s rights issue first and foremost, and does not support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tmra2.org/webblog/2009_10_01_arc.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3820: Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2009 - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/9633906</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Related Bills. H.R.3535 Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act o...IntroducedSep 09, 200960 views. Related Issue Areas. Emergency management95 views &amp;middot; Administrative law and regulatory procedures161 views ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3820/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Verizon, Sprint support texting-while-driving ban</title>
    <link href="http://shekinah-mercantile.blogspot.com/2009/10/verizon-sprint-support-texting-while.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/8912485</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Specifically, Verizon Wireless said that it supports the House of Representative&amp;#39;s ALERT Driver&amp;#39;s Act (HR 3535), which was recently introduced by US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (DN.Y.). The Tier 1 carriers said they support both federal and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shekinah-mercantile.blogspot.com/2009/10/verizon-sprint-support-texting-while.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Backwoods Mercantile: Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel announced ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6391811</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Specifically, Verizon Wireless said that it supports the House of Representative&amp;#39;s ALERT Driver&amp;#39;s Act (H.R. 3535), which was recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.). The Tier 1 carriers said they support both federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://backwoods-mercantile.blogspot.com/2009/10/verizon-wireless-and-sprint-nextel.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Verizon, Sprint support texting-while-driving ban - FierceWireless</title>
    <link href="http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-supports-text-ban/2009-10-13" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6878646</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Specifically, Verizon Wireless said that it supports the House of Representative&amp;#39;s ALERT Driver&amp;#39;s Act (H.R. 3535), which was recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.). The Tier 1 carriers said they support both federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-supports-text-ban/2009-10-13&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Verizon, Sprint support texting-while-driving ban - FierceWireless</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6831445</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Specifically, Verizon Wireless said that it supports the House of Representative&amp;#39;s ALERT Driver&amp;#39;s Act (H.R. 3535), which was recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.). The Tier 1 carriers said they support both federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-supports-text-ban/2009-10-13?cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FW0&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Xtreme Stock Alert Update On: Verizon Wireless</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6397025</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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McCarthy&amp;#39;s legislation, HR 3535, is co-sponsored by Reps. Robert A. Brady (D-PA), Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Eric JJ Massa (D-NY) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.finditt.com/stockhottips/Post.aspx?postID=57799&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Verizon, Sprint support texting-while-driving ban - FierceWireless</title>
    <link href="http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-supports-text-ban/2009-10-13?utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_source=rss&amp;amp;cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FW0" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6397024</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FierceWireless </name>
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Specifically, Verizon Wireless said that it supports the House of Representative&amp;#39;s ALERT Driver&amp;#39;s Act (H.R. 3535), which was recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.). The Tier 1 carriers said they support both federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-supports-text-ban/2009-10-13?utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_source=rss&amp;amp;cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FW0&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Verizon Supports Ban to Stop Texting and Emailing While Driving</title>
    <link href="http://cellphoneforums.net/verizon/t303933-verizon-supports-ban-stop-texting-emailing-while-driving.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6382722</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Cell Phone Forums - Verizon </name>
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McCarthy&amp;#39;s legislation, H.R. 3535, is co-sponsored by Reps. Robert A. Brady (D-PA), Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Eric J.J. Massa ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cellphoneforums.net/verizon/t303933-verizon-supports-ban-stop-texting-emailing-while-driving.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Links - Blog - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1286-Congress-Links" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6344548</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Blog </name>
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Learn more about H.R. 3535, the &#8220;Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009&#8221; (OpenCongress). Low Power FM bill advanced in a House subcommittee this week (New Public Media). Learn more about H.R. 1147, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1286-Congress-Links&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&amp;quot;Target Zero&amp;quot; back on the table- - PNW Riders</title>
    <link href="http://pnwriders.com/general-discussion/116925-target-zero-back-table.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6322725</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PNW Riders </name>
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The MRF simply cannot support the bills (S. 1536 and HR 3535) to force states to pass texting bans for the simple reason that this is the same method that is used to force states to pass helmet laws, and blackmailing the states to enact ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pnwriders.com/general-discussion/116925-target-zero-back-table.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DISTRACTED DRIVING SUMMIT &#171; Illinois Biker&amp;#39;s Chain Slappin&amp;#39;s</title>
    <link href="http://illinoisbiker.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/distracted-driving-summit/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/6306396</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Illinois Biker's Chain Slappin's </name>
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The MRF simply cannot support the bills (S. 1536 and HR 3535) to force states to pass texting bans for the simple reason that this is the same method that is used to force states to pass helmet laws, and blackmailing the states to enact ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://illinoisbiker.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/distracted-driving-summit/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Texting while driving can lead to deadly consequences</title>
    <link href="http://www.unfspinnaker.com/carousel/2009/09/24/texting-while-driving-can-lead-to-deadly-consequences/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6194635</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Spinnaker </name>
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The legislation HR 3535 IH, which reached the House Sept. 8, said states that do not pass a law banning texting while operating a vehicle will risk losing 25 percent of their annual federal highway funding. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unfspinnaker.com/carousel/2009/09/24/texting-while-driving-can-lead-to-deadly-consequences/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.1714: Open College Textbook Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1714/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/9458404</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Senate Health, Education,... </name>
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Opposing Bill, Opposing Senator, Opposing Representative. S.1796 America&amp;#39;s Healthy Fut... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.3962 Affordable Health Car... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.3535 Homebuyer&amp;#39;s Protectio... 1 &amp;middot; H.R.5749 Emergency Extended Un.. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1714/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress To Force States To Make Texting Illegal While Driving ...</title>
    <link href="http://libertyshallreign.com/?p=24" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/7463159</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberty Shall Reign </name>
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H.R. 3535 the &#8220;ALERT Drivers Act&#8221; includes such acts as writing, sending, or reading any text based messages which includes text messages, but emails as well while operating a motor vehicle. No where in the Constitution does Congress ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://libertyshallreign.com/?p=24&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bills in Congress: H.R.3535: Avoiding Life-Endangering and ...</title>
    <link href="http://billsincongress.blogspot.com/2009/09/hr3535-avoiding-life-endangering-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/commentary/6124717</id>
    <updated>2009-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bills in Congress </name>
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That&amp;#39;s the idea of H.R.3535: Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009. At first I was thinking this is a good idea, but then I was thinking, &amp;quot;do I really want the federal government regulating things that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://billsincongress.blogspot.com/2009/09/hr3535-avoiding-life-endangering-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Ford Story: Driver Distraction Debate Heats Up</title>
    <link href="http://www.thefordstory.com/our-articles/technologies/safety/driver-distraction-debate-heats-up/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/10295646</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ford Story </name>
    </author>
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The bill, H.R. 3535, is officially called The Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers (ALERT Drivers) Act of 2009. It will required states to enact legislation that prohibits drivers from writing, sending and reading ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefordstory.com/our-articles/technologies/safety/driver-distraction-debate-heats-up/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Ford Story: Driver Distraction Debate Heats Up</title>
    <link href="http://www.thefordstory.com/safety/driver-distraction-debate-heats-up/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6115950</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ford Story </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, H.R. 3535, is officially called The Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers (ALERT Drivers) Act of 2009. It will required states to enact legislation that prohibits drivers from writing, sending and reading ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefordstory.com/safety/driver-distraction-debate-heats-up/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Parents Failing as Role Models for Teen Drivers. New Anti ...</title>
    <link href="http://guygordon.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/parents-failing-as-role-models-for-teen-drivers-new-anti-distraction-laws/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6106681</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Car Guy </name>
    </author>
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The bill (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:HR3535) known as ALERT Driving Act for Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting (catchy huh?) was formally introduced in the US House earlier this week. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://guygordon.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/parents-failing-as-role-models-for-teen-drivers-new-anti-distraction-laws/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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