Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety


Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety is a congressional caucus that aims to increase awareness of road safety issues within the House of Representatives. The caucus holds educational briefings to increase knowledge of the pressing matters of road safety, including the effects of international road safety on American travelers. It also works to pass related legislation through Congress.

Legislation

Caucus members in the 111th Congress co-sponsored the successful H Con Res 74, a resolution supporting the goals and ideas of a decade of action for road safety with a global target to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths between 2010 and 2020.
Caucus members in the 110th Congress co-sponsored the successful H Con Res 87, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a world day of
remembrance for road crash victims.

History

The Global Road Safety Caucus was founded in 2004 by Representative Robert Wexler with the help of the Association for Safe International Road Travel. Wexler was a co-chair until his resignation from the House of Representatives in 2010.

Membership

The Caucus was co-chaired by:
Rep. Chris Van Hollen
Rep. Dan Burton
Rep. Alcee Hastings
Members included:
Rep. Michael Capuano
Rep. Joseph Crowley
Rep. Eliot Engel
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Rep. Hank Johnson
Rep. Steve LaTourette
Rep. Barbara Lee
Rep. John Lewis
Rep. Nita Lowey
Rep. Betty McCollum
Rep. James Oberstar
Rep. John Olver
Rep. Frank Pallone
Rep. Donald Payne
Rep. Jose Serrano
Rep. Edolphus Towns
Rep. Henry Waxman