A bill to amend section 402 of title 23, United States Code, relating to establishment by each State of comprehensive alcohol-traffic safety programs as part of its highway safety program.

Summary

Amends the highway safety programs uniform standards to include: (1) comprehensive alcohol-traffic safety programs; and (2) penalties to deter motorists from driving while under the influence of alcohol.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 10 March 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 March 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 November 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Commerce received executive comment from Justice Department.

   Source: Committee

4. 3 March 1982

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 March 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pressler, Larry [R-SD-1] · R · Cosponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → A bill to amend section 402 of title 23, United States Code, relating to establishment by each State of comprehensive alcohol-traffic safety programs as a part of its highway safety program.