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Deb Fischer (R-NE)

She DRIVES Act

S. 161 · Senate bill Transportation and Public Works

A Republican bill with 7 Democratic cosponsors · See all 13 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 141.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "She DRIVES Act," directs the Secretary of Transportation to update federal motor vehicle safety standards. It requires the inclusion of specific testing devices for both front and side impacts to include 50th percentile adult males and 5th percentile adult females. The Secretary must issue final rules for these updated frontal and side impact crashworthiness tests. Additionally, the bill mandates updates to the New Car Assessment Program's testing procedures. Finally, it requires the Secretary to submit reports regarding timelines for incorporating research and advanced testing devices used in other countries.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill mandates the inclusion of female-specific testing devices to improve vehicle safety for women.

  • Scored +7

    Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?

    The bill requires updated vehicle crashworthiness testing specifically to include female occupant profiles.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.