FOCUS Act of 2009

Summary

Fighting Occupied Cell Use So Everyone Drives More Safely Act of 2009 or the FOCUS Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to withhold 25% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds for the fiscal year if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits, except in an emergency, an operator of a moving motor vehicle from using any communication device if he or she is under 21, and a hand-held communication device if he or she is 21 or older; and (2) requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of certain minimum penalties. Defines "communication device" to mean any mobile telephone or other portable electronic communication device which a user engages in a call or writes, sends, or reads a message.

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Timeline

1. 15 October 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 October 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 October 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 October 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 15 October 2009 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 October 2009

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Sponsors

• ROBERT BRADY · D · Sponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

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