Motorcycle Safety Awareness Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3272 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3272

  To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to motorcyclist 
                    safety, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 20, 2025

 Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to motorcyclist 
                    safety, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Motorcycle Safety Awareness Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY.

    (a) In General.--Section 405(f)(3) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``at least 2 of the following criteria'' and inserting ``at 
        least 3 of the following criteria, 1 of which shall be the 
        criterion described in subparagraph (H)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) Driver education and driving safety 
                courses.--The inclusion, in driver education and driver 
                safety courses provided to individuals by educational 
                and motor vehicle agencies of the State, of instruction 
                and testing relating to motorcyclist awareness, 
                including information relating to--
                            ``(i) State-specific motorcycle laws, such 
                        as lane-splitting and lane-filtering laws; and
                            ``(ii) share-the-road principles intended 
                        to increase awareness of motorcyclists and 
                        scooter riders on the roadway.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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