S.1536 - ALERT Drivers Act

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of Federal highway funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of Federal highway funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle. as introduced.
  • Short: ALERT Drivers Act as introduced.
  • Short: Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 as introduced.

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09/02/09
Motorists Face Numerous Distractio...

...Va., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) applauds the introduction of S.1536, ...

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08/17/10
SPECIAL REQUEST – HELP PREVENT BAN...

Subject: SPECIAL REQUEST - HELP PREVENT BAN ON MOBILE OPERATING (Reply to nb4k@arrl.org) Dear Ohio Amateur Radio Operator, US Senate Bill...

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06/04/10
Top Transport Concerns: Sluggish E...

Safety, including drug and alcohol testing clearinghouse (S. 1113), HazMat reauthorization (H.R. 4016), employer notification, safety equ...

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04/23/10
River Country Journal - Texting ba...

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...

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03/22/10
J M McDermott: I wrote my senator ...

S. 1536 was introduced on July 29, 2009, and referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. This legislation would requir...

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02/16/10
S1536C - NY Senate Open Legislatio...

LBD03701-11-0 S. 1536--C 2 1 BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE APPROPRIATE QUALIFIED 2 ELECTORS VOTING ON SUCH SECOND REFERE...

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02/16/10
S1536C - NY Senate Open Legislatio...

LBD03701-11-0 S. 1536--C 2 1 BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE APPROPRIATE QUALIFIED 2 ELECTORS VOTING ON SUCH SECOND REFERE...

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01/18/10
Trucking Industry News – Current F...

Two of those bills are Senate and House companion pieces known as “Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act” or the ...

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01/13/10
DriveCam: New Distracted Driving V...

In fact, we were an active participant in the recent Distracted Driving Summit (mentioned above) and support Bill S. 1536 - Avoiding Life...

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01/03/10
National Journal Online -- Transpo...

Our Executive Committee also voted to support the ALERT Drivers Act of 2009 (S. 1536) that would require states to ban the practice of re...

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12/24/09
H.R.977: Derivatives Markets Trans...

566: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009; HR 977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009; S. 1536: A...

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