U.S. Congress - H.R.5097 To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of funding available to Sta...
H.R.5097 - To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone, and for other purposes.
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- Official: To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Official: Erica's Law as amended by house.
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4/21/2010--Introduced.Erica's Law - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 15% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits, with specified exceptions, an individuaOfficial Summary
4/21/2010--Introduced.Erica's Law - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 15% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that:(1) prohibits, with specified exceptions, an individual from using a wireless communication device to call or compose, read, or send an electronic message while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone; and
(2) requires, upon conviction of a violation of the prohibition, the imposition of certain minimum penalties.
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Markey introduces bill mandating penalties for using cell phones ...
The bill, HR 5097 does not actually prohibit the use of cell-phones, but it withholds federal highway funds to states that do not enact legislation to ban their use in school zones. According to the bill, the definition of a school zone ...
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5097, To amend title 23, United States ...
US Congress: HR 5097, To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from using a wireless communication device while operating a motor ...
H.R. 5097: To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the ...
A bill in the US Congress: To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from using a wireless communication device while operating a motor ...
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