S 161 · introduced · significant
She DRIVES Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- The bill requires the Department of Transportation to update car safety standards to include female crash test dummies in vehicle testing.
- Car manufacturers and consumers, particularly women, are affected by changes to how vehicles are tested for safety.
- DOT must issue final rules within a specified timeframe and report to Congress on implementation timelines.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might requiring female crash test dummies in vehicle safety testing change current automotive design and manufacturing costs?
- 02
What evidence suggests that current male-only crash test dummies have resulted in safety gaps for female drivers?
- 03
Who would bear the expenses of updating testing protocols and vehicle designs to meet the new federal safety standards?
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Sponsor · R-NE
Deb Fischer
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-31
Joining the bill
Tammy Duckworth
D-IL · original
Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · original
Patty Murray
D-WA · original
Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV
John W. Hickenlooper
D-CO
Peter Welch
D-VT
Katie Boyd Britt
R-AL
Susan M. Collins
R-ME
Brian Schatz
D-HI
Jacky Rosen
D-NV
Steve Daines
R-MT
Raphael G. Warnock
D-GA
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2025-07-31 · senate · Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 141.
2025-07-31 · senate · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-56.
2025-07-31 · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-56.
2025-02-05 · senate · Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2025-01-21 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-01-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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