H.R. 1745 · 117th Congress

Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act

Introduced on Mar 10, 2021 by Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN-9). 134 cosponsors, 11 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 11, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 10, 2021
Cosponsors
134
11 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Accidents
  • Employment and training programs
  • Motor carriers
  • Motor vehicles
  • Transportation employees
  • Transportation safety and security

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 10, 2021). Public domain.

Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act or the DRIVE-SAFE Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations to implement an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21.

Under the program, an apprentice must complete two probationary periods that total 400 hours of on-duty time, of which at least 240 hours must be driving time in a commercial motor vehicle. Additionally, the apprentice must be accompanied in the cab of the commercial motor vehicle by an experienced driver.

Further, the bill requires all commercial motor vehicles used in the program for training to be equipped with safety technology such as active braking collision mitigation systems and video event capturing systems.

An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver under the age of 21 to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the driver is participating in, or has completed, an apprenticeship program that meets the requirements set forth in this bill.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Trey HollingsworthR-IN-9Sponsor

Democrats · 11

Republicans · 123

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Mar 10, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Mar 10, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Mar 10, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Mar 11, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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