I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2867 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for efforts relating to 
Move Over laws, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require 
crash avoidance technology on motor vehicles, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2021 
Mrs. BUSTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for efforts 
relating to Move Over laws, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to require crash avoidance technology on 
motor vehicles, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Roadside 
First Responders Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MOVE OVER LAWS. 
(a) HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Section 402 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(o) MOVE OVER LAWS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF MOVE OVER LAW.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘Move Over law’ means a State 
law intended to ensure first responder and motorist 
safety by requiring motorists to change lanes or slow 
down when approaching an authorized emergency 
vehicle that is parked or otherwise stopped on a 
roadway. 
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE WITH MOVE OVER LAWS.— 
For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, subject 
to the requirements of the highway safety plan of a 
State under subsection (k), as approved by the Sec-
retary, a State may use a portion of the amounts re-
ceived under this section to implement statewide ef-
forts to improve compliance with Move Over laws in 
the State. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Statewide efforts under 
paragraph (2) may include— 
‘‘(A) purchasing and deploying digital alert 
technology that is capable of sending alerts to 
civilian drivers to protect first responders on 
the scene and en route; and 
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‘‘(B) educating the public about Move Over 
laws in the State through public information 
campaigns.’’. 
(b) STUDY ON MOVE OVER LAW PUBLIC AWARE-
NESS CAMPAIGNS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall seek to enter into an agreement with the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine under which the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall carry out 
a study on the efficacy of Move Over laws (as de-
fined in section 402(o) of title 23, United States 
Code) and related public awareness campaigns. 
(2) REPORT.—On the completion of the report 
under paragraph (1), the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall submit to 
the Secretary of Transportation and to Congress 
and make publicly available a report on— 
(A) the findings of the study; and 
(B) any recommendations to improve pub-
lic awareness campaigns related to the laws de-
scribed in that paragraph. 
(c) NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 405 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘5’’ 
and inserting ‘‘4’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (8) 
through (10) as paragraphs (9) through 
(11), respectively; and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (7) 
the following: 
‘‘(8) PREVENTING ROADSIDE DEATHS.—In each 
fiscal year, 1 percent of the funds provided under 
this section shall be allocated among States that 
meet requirements with respect to preventing road-
side deaths (as described in subsection (i)).’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) PREVENTING ROADSIDE DEATHS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to States to prevent death and injury from 
crashes involving vehicles striking vehicles and indi-
viduals stopped at the roadside. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out an activity funded through 
a grant under this subsection may not exceed 80 
percent. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—A State shall receive a 
grant under this subsection in a fiscal year if the 
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State submits to the Secretary a plan that describes 
how the State will use funds provided under the 
grant, in accordance with paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received by a 
State under this subsection shall be used by the 
State— 
‘‘(A) to purchase and deploy digital alert 
technology (as described in section 4(b) of the 
Protecting Roadside First Responders Act); 
‘‘(B) to educate the public about the safety 
of vehicles and individuals stopped at the road-
side in the State through public information 
campaigns for the purpose of reducing roadside 
deaths and injury; 
‘‘(C) for law enforcement costs related to 
enforcing State laws to protect the safety of ve-
hicles and individuals stopped at the roadside; 
and 
‘‘(D) for programs to identify, collect, and 
report data to State and local government agen-
cies relating to crashes involving vehicles and 
individuals stopped at the roadside. 
‘‘(5) GRANT AMOUNT.—The allocation of grant 
funds to a State under this subsection for a fiscal 
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