Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act

Bill: 114-s-127
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2015-01-08
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act </b></p> <p> Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) from providing a grant or any funds to a state, county, town, township, Indian tribe, municipality, or other local government for any program to: (1) check motorcycle helmet use, or (2) create motorcycle checkpoints that specifically target motorcycle operators or motorcycle passengers.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 127 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2015 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Johnson , Mr. Manchin , Ms. Collins , and Ms. Ayotte ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit Federal funding for motorcycle checkpoints, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act . 2. Grant restriction Notwithstanding section 153 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may not provide a grant or any funds to a State, county, town, township, Indian tribe, municipality, or other local government that may be used for any program— (1) to check helmet usage; or (2) to create checkpoints that specifically target motorcycle operators or motorcycle passengers.