To provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Transportation, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id8BEF762AA8DD4B54A30CF1F0C4E449C3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Driving for Opportunity Act of 2023.
- Section id22839999-05c0-4d95-8588-3ac92c1ae2e4: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Driving a vehicle is an essential aspect of the daily lives of most people in the United States. Driving is often...
- Section id9bb214ac-5eb0-4b71-a979-ec2fd7f67362: 3. Grants for driver’s licenses reinstatement programs Subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C....
- Section id966d6d8b-f038-411e-952d-f578c90fa130: 4. GAO study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the implementation of the grant program in paragraph (3) of section 501(a)...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Transportation, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Grassley, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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