SRES512
Passed Senate
A resolution designating November 30, 2025, as "Drive Safer Sunday".
- Federal
- Senate
- Introduced Nov 20, 2025
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version ATSWhereas motor vehicle travel is the primary means of transportation in the United States;
Whereas every individual traveling on roads and highways needs to drive in a safer manner in order to reduce deaths and injuries that result from motor vehicle crashes;
Whereas, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, wearing a seat belt saves more than 15,000 lives each year;
Whereas the Senate wants all people of the United States to understand the life-saving importance of wearing a seat belt and encourages motorists to drive safely, not just during the holiday season, but every time they get behind the wheel; and
Whereas the Sunday after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest highway traffic days of the year: Now, therefore, be it
That the Senate—
encourages—
high schools, colleges, universities, administrators, teachers, primary schools, and secondary schools to launch campus-wide educational campaigns to urge students to be focused on safety when driving;
national trucking firms to alert their drivers to be especially focused on driving safely on the Sunday after Thanksgiving and publicize the importance of the day through use of Citizens Band (commonly known as CB) radios and truck stops across the United States;
clergy to remind their members to travel safely when attending services and gatherings;
law enforcement personnel to remind drivers and passengers to drive safely, particularly on the Sunday after Thanksgiving; and
all people of the United States to use the Sunday after Thanksgiving as an opportunity to educate themselves about highway safety; and
designates November 30, 2025, as Drive Safer Sunday.
Whereas every individual traveling on roads and highways needs to drive in a safer manner in order to reduce deaths and injuries that result from motor vehicle crashes;
Whereas, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, wearing a seat belt saves more than 15,000 lives each year;
Whereas the Senate wants all people of the United States to understand the life-saving importance of wearing a seat belt and encourages motorists to drive safely, not just during the holiday season, but every time they get behind the wheel; and
Whereas the Sunday after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest highway traffic days of the year: Now, therefore, be it
That the Senate—
encourages—
high schools, colleges, universities, administrators, teachers, primary schools, and secondary schools to launch campus-wide educational campaigns to urge students to be focused on safety when driving;
national trucking firms to alert their drivers to be especially focused on driving safely on the Sunday after Thanksgiving and publicize the importance of the day through use of Citizens Band (commonly known as CB) radios and truck stops across the United States;
clergy to remind their members to travel safely when attending services and gatherings;
law enforcement personnel to remind drivers and passengers to drive safely, particularly on the Sunday after Thanksgiving; and
all people of the United States to use the Sunday after Thanksgiving as an opportunity to educate themselves about highway safety; and
designates November 30, 2025, as Drive Safer Sunday.
Legislative Timeline
6 actions-
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8454)
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Introduced in Senate
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S8281)