House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Safe Roads Act of 2011

H.R. 2459Introduced Jul 8, 2011Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Sponsor: Rep. Eric Crawford R-AR

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 8, 2011
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 9, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2459.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CRAWFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4793):
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the enumerated powers listed in Article I, Section 8, which include the power to ``regulate commerce . . . among the several States . . .''.
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

22 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 22 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), David Cicilline (D-RI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Candice Miller (R-MI), Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Tom Reed (R-NY), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Mike Ross (D-AR), Jean Schmidt (R-OH), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Heath Shuler (D-NC), Steve Southerland (R-FL), Steve Womack (R-AR), Kevin Yoder (R-KS).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eric Crawford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arkansas in Congress · AR-1 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.