Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety is a congressional caucus

Congressional caucus

A congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives. Formally, caucuses are formed as congressional member organizations through the United States House of Representatives and governed under the rules of that chamber...

 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

Robert Wexler

Robert Wexler is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace.Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing , from 1997 until his resignation on January 3, 2010.-Early life:Wexler was born in Queens, New York to Sonny and...

 (D-FL) with the help of the Association for Safe International Road Travel

Association for Safe International Road Travel

The Association for Safe International Road Travel is a non-profit, humanitarian organization that promotes road travel safety through education and advocacy. Rochelle Sobel, president and founder of ASIRT, created the organization in 1995, in response to her son Aron's death in a bus crash in...

 (ASIRT). Wexler was a co-chair until his recent resignation from the House of Representatives.

Membership

Today, the Caucus is co-chaired by:

Rep. Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

  (D-MD)
Rep. Dan Burton

Dan Burton

Danny "Dan" Lee Burton is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving since 1983. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 (R-IN)
Rep. Alcee Hastings

Alcee Hastings

Alcee Lamar Hastings is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

 (D-FL)

Members include:

Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA)
Rep. Joseph Crowley

Joseph Crowley

Joseph Crowley is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is the Chairman of the New Democrat Coalition and the Queens County Democratic Party. He is a member of the Democratic Party....

 (D-NY)
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Eddie Bernice Johnson is a politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's in the United States House of Representatives. She is the first registered nurse elected to the US Congress....

 (D-TX)
Rep. Hank Johnson

Hank Johnson

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in DeKalb County, a largely suburban county east of Atlanta. It also includes portions of Gwinnett and Rockdale counties.-Life, education and...

 (D-GA)
Rep. Steve LaTourette

Steve LaTourette

Steven C. "Steve" LaTourette is the U.S. House of Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...

 (R-OH)
Rep. Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee

Barbara Jean Lee is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1998. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is the first woman to represent that district. Lee was the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and was the Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus...

 (D-CA)
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
Rep. Nita Lowey

Nita Lowey

Nita Melnikoff Lowey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously represented the 20th district from 1989 to 1993.-Early life, education and career:...

 (D-NY)
Rep. Betty McCollum

Betty McCollum

Betty Louise McCollum is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. She is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ....

 (D-MN)
Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN)
Rep. John Olver

John Olver

John Walter Olver is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early in his career, he was a chemistry professor and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court....

 (D-MA)
Rep. Frank Pallone

Frank Pallone

Frank Pallone, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously represented the 3rd district from 1988 to 1993.-Early life, education, and early political career:...

 (D-NJ)
Rep. Donald Payne

Donald M. Payne

Donald Milford "Don" Payne is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1989. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district encompasses most of the city of Newark, parts of Jersey City and Elizabeth, and some suburban communities in Essex and Union counties...

 (D-NJ)
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY)
Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY)
Rep. Henry Waxman

Henry Waxman

Henry Arnold Waxman is the U.S. Representative for , serving in Congress since 1975. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress...

(D-CA)

External links

• http://www.asirt.org/
• http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P3-1903492591.html
• http://www.who.int/roadsafety