Safe Roads Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/1/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2021-05-31Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- 2021-05-28Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-28Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-28Introduced in House
- 2021-05-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-28 (00)
Safe Roads Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement motor vehicle safety standards that (1) require certain truck-tractors with electronic stability control systems to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system, (2) establish performance requirements for such braking systems, and (3) require such systems to be used while the truck-tractors are in operation.
DOT must also study and report on equipping commercial motor vehicles with automatic emergency braking to avoid or mitigate a collision with an obstacle in the path of the vehicle.
Cosponsors (3)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
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