Title: Expressing support for the recognition of the week of November 7 through November 14, 2021, as "Drowsy Driving Prevention Week".
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This resolution (1) supports the designation of Drowsy Driving Prevention Week to raise awareness about the dangers of drowsy driving, and (2) encourages people across the United States to take preventable steps against drowsy driving.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 778 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 778

   Expressing support for the recognition of the week of November 7 
   through November 14, 2021, as ``Drowsy Driving Prevention Week''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2021

  Ms. Dean (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing support for the recognition of the week of November 7 
   through November 14, 2021, as ``Drowsy Driving Prevention Week''.

Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines drowsy driving as 
        ``operating a motor vehicle while fatigued or sleepy'';
Whereas drowsy driving creates serious risk on the road by making drivers less 
        attentive, slowing reaction times, and affecting his or her ability to 
        make decisions;
Whereas the National Safety Council considers drowsy driving to be a profound 
        impairment that mimics alcohol-impaired driving in many ways, including 
        impaired attention, mental processing, judgment, and decision making;
Whereas studies show that being awake for 18 hours results in impairment 
        equivalent or worse than a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.05 percent 
        and being awake for 24 hours results in a BAC of 0.1 percent, higher 
        than the legal limit of 0.08 percent BAC in all States;
Whereas the National Sleep Foundation advises that healthy adults need between 7 
        and 9 hours of sleep per night;
Whereas drivers who work the night shift, work multiple jobs, or have irregular 
        work schedules are at increased risk for motor vehicle crashes caused by 
        drowsy driving;
Whereas the National Sleep Foundation found that 60 percent of adult drivers 
        reported driving while drowsy in the past year and an estimated 1 in 25 
        adult drivers (aged 18 or older) reported having fallen asleep while 
        driving in the previous 30 days;
Whereas an estimated 328,000 crashes and 21 percent of all fatal crashes 
        annually, 6,400 deaths per year, involve a drowsy driver;
Whereas the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conservatively 
        estimates that 100,000 police-reported crashes each year are caused 
        primarily by drowsy driving and that such crashes result in more than 
        1,550 deaths, 71,000 injuries, and $12,500,000,000 in monetary losses;
Whereas numerous States across the Nation promote and participate in Drowsy 
        Driving Prevention Week;
Whereas Drowsy Driving Prevention Week informs communities about preventative 
        measures against drowsy driving such as improving overall sleep habits 
        and avoiding medication that causes drowsiness;
Whereas the goal of Drowsy Driving Prevention Week is to reduce the number of 
        drivers who drive while sleep deprived; and
Whereas drowsy driving deaths are preventable, and lives can be saved through 
        awareness, prevention, and intervention: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the designation of ``Drowsy Driving Prevention 
        Week'' to raise awareness about the dangers of drowsy driving; 
        and
            (2) encourages people across the United States to take 
        preventable steps against drowsy driving.
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