To express the sense of the Congress that funding should be made available from the Highway Trust Fund to encourage States to require law enforcement officers to impound motor vehicles of those charged with driving while intoxicated, and for other purposes.

Summary

Declares the sense of Congress that funding should be made available from the Highway Trust Fund to encourage States to require law enforcement officers to: (1) impound motor vehicles of individuals charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI); and (2) issue responsibility warnings to individuals who take custody of DWI suspects. Directs the National Transportation Safety Board to study and report to Congress on: (1) the number of States that have adopted laws to impound the motor vehicles of individuals charged with DWI; (2) the number and severity of traffic accidents caused by individuals who were released by State and local police hours after being charged with DWI; and (3) the need for States to enact vehicle impoundment laws for those charged with DWI, and the effectiveness of such laws in States which have already enacted them.

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Timeline

1. 10 April 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 April 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 April 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

   Source: Committee

5. 11 April 2003

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E763)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 April 2003 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 April 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 April 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 April 2003

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Sponsors

• FRANK LOBIONDO · R · Sponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

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