[Njabs-talk] Legislative Alert-Senate Passes Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act

[EVELYN E. VALDEZ]

FYI:
This is from Jesse Hartle, Government Programs Specialist at the National Center in Baltimore.


I am pleased to write to you this evening to let you know that, thanks to your 

hard work, the Senate passed S. 841, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, late 

last evening.  

 
		    
As you know from previous legislative alerts, the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, S. 

3302, was not allowed to move forward due to a couple of senators placing holds 

on the bill.  It was decided that the Senate would take the 

noncontroversial pieces of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and attempt to pass them 

as standalone bills.  Our Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act was one of 

these pieces, and it was passed by unanimous consent.  S. 841 will now 

move to the House for consideration.  
 
		    
I am asking that you contact your member of the House of Representatives and 

urge them to pass S. 841 as received from the Senate on the suspension 

calendar.  You may be connected to your member of the House by calling the 

Capitol switchboard toll free at (866) 727-4894.  We are one step closer to completing 

our work on this important issue, and I urge you all to make one last push to 

finish the job.
 
		   
Thank you very much for your dedication on the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement 

Act.  I will update you with new information on House action when it is 

available.  
 
Jesse M. Hartle
Government Programs Specialist
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2233
E-mail: jhartle at nfb.org
   


 
 

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