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STANDUP ACT UPDATE
June 24, 2011

More co-sponsors join the STANDUP Act in both the House of Representatives and the Senate
 

There are now 29 co-sponsors of H.R. 1515, the Safe Teen And Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Four more Members have joined the effort to prevent teen crashes by signing on as co-sponsors in the past two weeks:

 

Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)

Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)

Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)

Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA)
  

In the Senate, two more co-sponsors have been added to S. 528, bringing the current number of co-sponsors to 10:

 

Sen. Christopher Coons (D-DE)

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)

 

Thank you, Representatives Higgins, Sewell, Courtney, and Royce, and Senators Coons and Lieberman for your leadership on this lifesaving legislation!

 

Are you a constituent of one of the new STANDUP co-sponsors listed above?  If so, click on his or her name to send a message of thanks!

 

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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.