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STANDUP ACT UPDATE
July 22, 2011

Call or email your legislators TODAY!
 

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have begun drafting versions of a surface transportation reauthorization.  This legislation authorizes all Federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and transit for several years.  There is still a chance that this legislation could include the STANDUP Act within it.

 

Contact your members of Congress and ask them to support the STANDUP Act.  It's as easy as 1 - 2 - 3 ...

 

#1: Find your members of Congress

 

* Go to www.congress.org

* Look on the right side of the page for "Your Zip Code Here"

* Enter your zip code

* You will get a list of your elected officials 

* Look for your U.S. Senators and U.S. Rep.

  

#2: Contact your members of Congress

 

House of Representatives

 

* Go to the House website and click on your Member

* You'll be redirected to your Member's webpage

* Use the "Contact" link to send an email supporting H.R. 1515

 * If you'd prefer to call, look for the D.C. phone number

 

Senate

 

* Go to the Senate website and choose your state

* Click the links to go to your Senators' webpages

 * Use the "Contact" link to send an email supporting S. 528

*  If you'd prefer to call, look for the D.C. phone number

 

# 3: Ask other people to take these actions, too! 

 
Support the STANDUP Act on Facebook

The Saferoads4teens Coalition has a page on Facebook.  Click here to check it out.  Help us build support by clicking "Like" on our page and sharing our page with your friends. 

 

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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.