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House Calendar No. 100 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 152 

[Report No. 118–872] 

Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘move over’’ laws. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 

Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Ms. TITUS, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, and Ms. 

KAPTUR) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

DECEMBER 12, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MOONEY, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, 

and Mr. MAGAZINER

DECEMBER 12, 2024 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘move over’’ laws. 

Whereas the House of Representatives recognizes law enforcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical services, 

tow truck operators, and transportation workers as traffic incident management responders (as such term is defined by the Traffic Incident Management Handbook of 

the Federal Highway Administration); 


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•HRES 152 RH 

Whereas, due to the increasingly high rate of drivers engaging in risky behaviors on our roadways, including distracted driving, impaired driving, and speeding, many 

traffic incident management responders lose their lives 

while performing their duties each year; 

Whereas, nationally in 2022, 50 traffic incident management 

responders were killed due to roadside collisions; 

Whereas every State has a ‘‘move over’’ law, which has correlated directly to a safer environment along our Nation’s 

roadsides for traffic incident management responders and 

stranded citizens; 

Whereas ‘‘move over’’ laws generally require motorists to 

move at least 1 lane over when there is an emergency or 

rescue activity taking place on the shoulder or side of the 

roadway, or, if unable to do so safely, to slow down and 

pass the scene with caution; 

Whereas a Government Accountability Office report (GAO– 

21–166) on Emergency Responder Safety noted that 

State officials cite raising public awareness as the most 

prevalent challenge to ‘‘move over’’ laws; and 

Whereas providing traffic incident management responders 

an enhanced opportunity to inform the motoring public 

about these laws is critical to the public safety: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘move 

3 over’’ laws; 

4 (2) urges relevant Federal and State agencies, 

5 as well as nongovernmental organizations involved in 

6 traffic incident management response, to spread 


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•HRES 152 RH 

1 awareness and promote the existence of, and adher2 ence to, State ‘‘move over’’ laws; and 

3 (3) urges relevant Federal and State agencies, 

4 as well as nongovernmental organizations involved in 

5 traffic incident management response, to educate the 

6 public further on the dangers and potential loss of 

7 life if the provisions and requirements of State 

8 ‘‘move over’’ laws are not faithfully observed. 


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House Calendar No. 100 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 152 

[Report No. 118–872] 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘move over’’ 

laws. 

DECEMBER 12, 2024 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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