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Recent Teen Driving Related Crashes Across the Nation

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STANDUP ACT UPDATE
April 15, 2011

STANDUP Act introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives as H.R. 1515

 

The Safe Teen And Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 13 by Representative Tim Bishop (D-NY) and eight other original co-sponsors.  The bill is H.R. 1515.

 

The full list of original co-sponsors is as follows:

 

Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) 

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) 

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) 

Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA)

Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA) 

Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) 

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) 

Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) 

Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) 

 

The Saferoads4teens Coalition thanks each of these members for their leadership in protecting every teen driver in every state.

 

Are you a constituent of one of these co-sponsors?  Click on his or her name above to send an email message of thanks for their commitment to saving lives.

 

S. 528 gains another co-sponsor

 

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) became a co-sponsor of the STANDUP Act in the U.S. Senate (S.528), bringing the total number of Senate co-sponsors to seven. 

 

Thank you, Senator Blumenthal, for your commitment to preventing crashings and saving lives.

 

Do you live in Connecticut?  Click here to send an email message to Senator Blumenthal thanking him for his co-sponsorship of S. 528. 

 

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Click here to customize a message urging your Senators and member of the House of Representatives to co-sponsor the STANDUP Act (S. 528 / H.R. 1515). 

 

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Thank you for supporting the STANDUP Act and the Saferoads4teens Coalition!
 
The Safe Teen And Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act is federal legislation that would compel states to strengthen their laws for novice teen drivers, often called Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws.

For more information, please contact Jenny Cheek at 202-408-1711 (ext. 15) or at jcheek@saferoads.org. 

For more information on teen driving, Graduated Driver Licensing, and the STANDUP Act -- including fact sheets for all 50 states, information on rural driving, and information on age 16 as the minimum age for driving -- check out the Saferoads4teens website at www.saferoads4teens.org.