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Stop Underrides Act

USA116th CongressS-665| Senate 
| Updated: 3/5/2019
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (13)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stop Underrides Act This bill requires the installation of rear, side, and front underride guards on certain trucks and trailers. Specifically, the Department of Transportation must require the installation of rear, side, and front underride guards on the following: a trailer or semi-trailer that is more than 10,000 pounds, and a single unit truck for which the bottom of the carriage is greater than 22 inches above the ground and that is more than 10,000 pounds. For rear and side underride guards, DOT must require adherence to a performance standard that requires the guards to be able to prevent intrusion from the body or frame of a trailer, semi-trailer, or truck into the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle that contacts the guard while traveling at 35 miles per hour. In addition, DOT must require drivers to (1) conduct a pre-trip inspection of the underride protection system on their vehicles; (2) identify rusted metal compromising structural integrity, cracked welds, or missing or loose fasteners; and (3) complete any necessary repairs. DOT must establish a Committee on Underride Protection to oversee the ongoing underride guard rulemaking process. DOT must publish data on victims of truck underride crashes.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 6, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1511
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • March 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • March 6, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1511
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1511: Stop Underrides Act
AccidentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesMotor carriersMotor vehiclesTransportation safety and security

Stop Underrides Act

USA116th CongressS-665| Senate 
| Updated: 3/5/2019
Stop Underrides Act This bill requires the installation of rear, side, and front underride guards on certain trucks and trailers. Specifically, the Department of Transportation must require the installation of rear, side, and front underride guards on the following: a trailer or semi-trailer that is more than 10,000 pounds, and a single unit truck for which the bottom of the carriage is greater than 22 inches above the ground and that is more than 10,000 pounds. For rear and side underride guards, DOT must require adherence to a performance standard that requires the guards to be able to prevent intrusion from the body or frame of a trailer, semi-trailer, or truck into the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle that contacts the guard while traveling at 35 miles per hour. In addition, DOT must require drivers to (1) conduct a pre-trip inspection of the underride protection system on their vehicles; (2) identify rusted metal compromising structural integrity, cracked welds, or missing or loose fasteners; and (3) complete any necessary repairs. DOT must establish a Committee on Underride Protection to oversee the ongoing underride guard rulemaking process. DOT must publish data on victims of truck underride crashes.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 6, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1511
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • March 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • March 6, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1511
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (13)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1511: Stop Underrides Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AccidentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesMotor carriersMotor vehiclesTransportation safety and security