DRIVE Safe Act

Summary

Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act or the DRIVE Safe Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations to implement an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21. Under the program, an apprentice must complete two probationary periods that total 400 hours of on-duty time, of which at least 240 hours must be driving time in a commercial motor vehicle. Additionally, the apprentice must be accompanied in the cab of the commercial motor vehicle by an experienced driver. Further, the bill requires all commercial motor vehicles used in the program for training to be equipped with safety technology such as active braking collision mitigation systems and video event capturing systems. An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver under the age of 21 to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the driver is participating in, or has completed, an apprenticeship program that meets the requirements set forth in this bill.

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Timeline

1. 10 March 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 10 March 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Todd Young · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Jerry Moran · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
• Angus King · I · Sponsor
• Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
• Kyrsten Sinema · D · Sponsor
• Cindy Hyde-Smith · R · Cosponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• James Risch · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
• Roger Wicker · R · Cosponsor
• Roger Marshall · R · Cosponsor
• Steve Daines · R · Cosponsor
• Joni Ernst · R · Cosponsor
• Ted Cruz · R · Cosponsor
• Cynthia Lummis · R · Cosponsor
• Rick Scott · R · Cosponsor
• John Boozman · R · Cosponsor
• Shelley Capito · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Crapo · R · Cosponsor
• Thomas Tillis · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Cosponsor
• John Hoeven · R · Cosponsor
• Rand Paul · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← DRIVE-SAFE Act
• related to ← STARTER Act 2.0
• related to ← Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021