S. 841: Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010
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S. 841: Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-04-21 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-373.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-04-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 640 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S841 (2010-12-16), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-373. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 9, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking to promulgate a phased-in motor vehicle safety standard: (1) establishing performance requirements for an alert sound that allows blind and other pedestrians to detect a nearby electric or hybrid vehicle operating below the cross-over speed, if any; and (2) requiring such vehicles to provide an alert sound conforming to established standard requirements. Prescribes requirements for such standards. Prohibits requiring either driver or pedestrian activation of the alert sound. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on whether there is a safety need to apply such standard to conventional motor vehicles. Requires the allocation of certain funds to the Administrator of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) to carry out this rulemaking.
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Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · 29 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 640 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S841 (2010-12-16): Passed
Words on this page, explained (1)
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s841.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s841 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111