H.R. 3887: Driver Accountability and Accident Prevention (DAAP) Act of 2015
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H.R. 3887: Driver Accountability and Accident Prevention (DAAP) Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-03 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Driver Accountability and Accident Prevention (DAAP) Act of 2015
Plain summary
Driver Accountability and Accident Prevention (DAAP) Act of 2015 This bill increases civil and criminal penalties for violations of: commercial motor vehicle safety regulations (except those for minimum financial responsibility for transporting passengers or property); and requirements for motor carrier employee qualifications and maximum hours of service, and safety and equipment standards. The Department of Transportation shall disqualify for one year, for a first violation, or for life, for second and multiple violations, anyone who has operated a commercial motor vehicle the individual knew, or reasonably should have known, had a defect that resulted in a fatality.
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Official text
Driver Accountability and Accident Prevention (DAAP) Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · 0 cosponsors
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- Rulemaking
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3887.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr3887 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114