Authorizes the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make grants to States and political subdivisions for programs that require or encourage individuals under age 16 to wear approved bicycle helmets. Specifies that the Administrator shall allow grantees to use wide discretion in designing programs that effectively promote increased bicycle helmet use.
Permits such grants to be used to: (1) enforce a law that requires individuals under age 16 to wear approved bicycle helmets while riding bicycles; (2) assist individuals under age 16 to acquire such helmets; and (3) develop and administer a program to educate individuals under age 16 and their families on the importance of wearing helmets.
Designates interim bicycle helmet standards. Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to: (1) review the requirements of the interim standards and establish a final standard; and (2) include in the final standard provisions to protect against the risk of helmets coming off the heads of bicycle riders and provisions that address the risk of injury to children.
Specifies that a bicycle helmet that does not conform to an interim or final standard shall be considered in violation of a consumer product safety standard promulgated under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Authorizes appropriations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with amendments. With written report No. 102-406.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with amendments. With written report No. 102-406.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.
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Referred jointly to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.