United StatesSenate urges driver education on moving over for roadside responders
The nonbinding resolution supports National Move Over Law Day and encourages teaching drivers when state laws require changing lanes or slowing down near roadside emergencies.
What it does
The Senate supports a national awareness day and urges roadside response groups to teach drivers about state move over laws and the dangers of ignoring them. The request is nonbinding.
Argument forThe requested outreach could help drivers follow move over laws and reduce the risk of hitting people who respond to roadside emergencies.
Argument againstThe requested outreach may be hard for states with limited resources to carry out, since the resolution provides no funding.
More detail
The Senate supports National Move Over Law Day and asks groups to promote public awareness of state move over laws. The request covers national, state, and regional groups that manage roadside incidents. Groups are encouraged, but not required, to explain these laws and the dangers of ignoring them.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5271)Adopted
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