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H.R. 1511: Stop Underrides Act

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H.R. 1511: Stop Underrides Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-05 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Stop Underrides Act

Plain summary

Stop Underrides Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule to require the installation of rear, side, and front underride guards that meet performance standards on (1) any trailer or semi-trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more that is manufactured on or after the effective date of the rule; and (2) any single unit truck the bottom of the carriage of which is greater than 22 inches above the ground, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more, and that is manufactured on or after the effective date of the rule. DOT shall require drivers to (1) conduct a pre-trip inspection of the underride protection system on their vehicles; (2) identify any rusted metal, cracked welds, or missing or loose fasteners; and (3) complete any necessary repairs. DOT shall establish a Committee on Underride Protection to oversee the ongoing underride rulemaking process and update and publish online data on victims of truck underride crashes.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Stop Underrides Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · 29 cosponsors

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Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), John Garamendi (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), William R. Keating (D-MA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] reported raising $785,039 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1511 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116