A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day.
Supports a National Move Over Law Day and urges incident management organizations to promote State move-over laws.
Agreed to in the Senate on Sept. 30, 2026. A resolution like this does not go to the other chamber or the President.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 30, 2026
- COMMITTEECOMM.SKIPPED
- AGREED TOAGREEDSEP 30
What the bill would do, and why it matters
Drivers near roadside emergencies can put responders and stranded travelers at risk if they do not slow down or move over. The Senate supports a National Move Over Law Day and urges incident management organizations to promote State laws and educate the public about the dangers of ignoring them.
- NON-BINDING A simple resolution carries no force of law. It expresses the chamber's opinion or sets internal rules — it does not bind agencies, the President, or anyone outside Congress.
- COMMEMORATIVE This measure honors, congratulates or commemorates, or marks an observance such as an awareness day or month. It creates no legal obligations.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Support a National Move Over Law Day
The Senate supports the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day.
- Urge groups to promote move-over laws
The resolution urges national, State, and regional incident management organizations to raise awareness of State move-over laws, encourage people to follow them, and educate the public about the dangers of ignoring them.
The resolution cites roadside collisions as a danger to responders and says that speeding, impaired, or distracted driving, as well as unfamiliarity with move-over laws, can contribute to serious injuries and deaths. It cites 36 responder deaths in roadside collisions in 2025.
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The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 30, 2026SENATESEP 30, 2026By Sen. Blumenthal with 1 original cosponsor
- Committee—COMMITTEE—Went to the floor without a committee report
- SAME DAYAgreed to in the SenateSEP 30, 2026SENATE FLOORSEP 30, 2026Unanimous consent
- SEP 302026SEP 30, 2026AGREED TOSENATESubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Where your members stand on it
Support from one state
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Sen. Blumenthal’s record: sponsored 132 bills this Congress. 10 passed the Senate; 0 became law.
- Deb FischerR-NEORIGINAL
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