One year ago, December 12, 2017, the STOP Underrides! Act of 2017 was introduced in both houses of the U.S. Congress. Since that day, we have educated numerous congressional offices as well as transportation industry and safety professionals.
The bill will be re-introduced in January, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) Underride Report is due to be issued in mid-February, and, on March 26, 2019, there will be an Underride Crash Test in Washington, D.C. The seeds have been planted, which we hope will soon bear fruit — leading to a mandate for comprehensive (front, side, rear) underride protection to be put on large trucks in this country.
Senator Gary Peters, from my home state of Michigan, joined other co-sponsors this past week to support the Senate version of the bill, S.2219:
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
| Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]* | 12/12/2017 |
| Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]* | 12/12/2017 |
| Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | 12/13/2017 |
| Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | 12/14/2017 |
| Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | 12/18/2017 |
| Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] | 01/29/2018 |
| Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | 12/06/2018 |
The House version of the bill, HR.4622:
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
| Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]* | 12/12/2017 |
| Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] | 12/19/2017 |
| Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | 12/19/2017 |
| Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] | 03/01/2018 |
| Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] | 03/01/2018 |
| Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] | 03/01/2018 |
| Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] | 03/01/2018 |
| Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | 09/28/2018 |
If you see your legislators listed, please thank them. If not, please contact them and ask them to co-sponsor the STOP Underrides! Bill — a sure way to save lives.
