Better Drive Act

Bill: 115-hr-1952
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2017-04-05
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Licensing and registrations

Motor vehicles

Roads and highways

State and local government operations

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Better Drive Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals provisions requiring the Department of Transportation to withhold a certain amount of a state's apportionment of federal-aid highway funds if the state fails to enact and enforce a law that requires the revocation or suspension of drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1952 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 5, 2017 Mr. O'Rourke (for himself, Mr. Amash , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Nadler , and Mrs. Love ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the revocation or suspension of drivers’ licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Drive Act . 2. Revocation or suspension of drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses Section 159 of title 23, United States Code, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title, are repealed.