United States · Bill · S
S. 1536 (111th)
ALERT Drivers Act
Introduced
29 July 2009
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act of 2009 or the ALERT Drivers Act - 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 motor vehicle from writing, sending, or reading a text message using a hand-held mobile telephone (excluding a voice-activated device); and (2) requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of certain minimum penalties.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 July 2009
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 July 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 July 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1536
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1536