Supporting the goals and ideals of "move over" laws.

IV House Calendar No. 100 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 152 [Report No. 118–872] Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘move over’’ laws. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 24, 2023 Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Ms. TITUS, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, and Ms. KAPTUR) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure DECEMBER 12, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. MOONEY, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, and Mr. MAGAZINER DECEMBER 12, 2024 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘move over’’ laws. Whereas the House of Representatives recognizes law en- forcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical services, tow truck operators, and transportation workers as traf- fic incident management responders (as such term is de- fined by the Traffic Incident Management Handbook of the Federal Highway Administration); VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:05 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR152.RH HR152 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HRES 152 RH Whereas, due to the increasingly high rate of drivers engag- ing in risky behaviors on our roadways, including dis- tracted driving, impaired driving, and speeding, many traffic incident management responders lose their lives while performing their duties each year; Whereas, nationally in 2022, 50 traffic incident management responders were killed due to roadside collisions; Whereas every State has a ‘‘move over’’ law, which has cor- related directly to a safer environment along our Nation’s roadsides for traffic incident management responders and stranded citizens; Whereas ‘‘move over’’ laws generally require motorists to move at least 1 lane over when there is an emergency or rescue activity taking place on the shoulder or side of the roadway, or, if unable to do so safely, to slow down and pass the scene with caution; Whereas a Government Accountability Office report (GAO– 21–166) on Emergency Responder Safety noted that State officials cite raising public awareness as the most prevalent challenge to ‘‘move over’’ laws; and Whereas providing traffic incident management responders an enhanced opportunity to inform the motoring public about these laws is critical to the public safety: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘move 2 over’’ laws; 3 (2) urges relevant Federal and State agencies, 4 as well as nongovernmental organizations involved in 5 traffic incident management response, to spread 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:05 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR152.RH HR152 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HRES 152 RH awareness and promote the existence of, and adher- 1 ence to, State ‘‘move over’’ laws; and 2 (3) urges relevant Federal and State agencies, 3 as well as nongovernmental organizations involved in 4 traffic incident management response, to educate the 5 public further on the dangers and potential loss of 6 life if the provisions and requirements of State 7 ‘‘move over’’ laws are not faithfully observed. 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:05 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR152.RH HR152 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB House Calendar No. 100 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 152 [Report No. 118–872] RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘move over’’ laws. DECEMBER 12, 2024 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:05 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\HR152.RH HR152 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB