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Motorcycle Only Checkpoint
Introduced
The Motorcycle
Riders Foundation (MRF) reports that Congressman James Sensenbrenner (Wisconsin)
filed a bill on Tuesday, May 7th to prohibit the federal funding of motorcycle
only roadside checkpoints.
The bill, H.R.
1861, has nine original co-sponsors however, we need many more to pass this
landmark legislation.
Sensenbrenner had
this to say in a 'Dear Colleague letter' that is circulating in the House of
Representatives; 'In the 112th Congress, I introduced H.R. 904, a bill to
prohibit the Department of Transportation (DOT) from providing funds to state
and local authorities for the purpose of creating motorcycle only checkpoints.
Section one of the Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act contains the same
language as H.R. 904. However, this bill also contains language to force the DOT
to focus motorcycle safety efforts on crash prevention programs, not national
helmet mandates.'
The bill was
officially introduced on May 7th. It's important to contact your sitting member
of the House of Representatives and ask them to be a co-sponsor of this
important legislation. Ask them to contact Congressman James Sensenbrenner and
lend their support as co-sponsor of H.R. 1861.
You can contact
the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121
Contact for Rep. Kristi Noem; DC:Toll-Free Phone: (855) 225-2801 Phone: (202) 225-2801 Sioux Falls (605) 275-2868 Rapid City (605) 791-4673 Aberdeen (605) 262-2862 Watertown (605) 878-2868 |
