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CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE
.08 BAC PROVISION (9/26/00)

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A House-Senate Transportation Conference Committee is debating whether to make .08 BAC the national standard for determining impaired driving.

BACKGROUND
The Senate bill, S. 2770, includes a provision requiring states to adopt a .08 blood alcohol content law and outlining sanctions for those states in compliance by FY 2004.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
If your Senator or Representative is a member of the Transportation Conference Committee and is either undecided or opposes inclusion of the Senate provision (see list below), or call or write urging his/her support. The Capitol Hill switchboard is 202/224-3121. You can look up yyour Representative's and Senators' email contact information on our website at Contact Your Representative and Contact Your Senator.

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Policy Office via e-mail at publicpolicy@ncadd.org.

Transportation Conference Committee Undecided or Opposing Conference Committee Members


House
Tom Delay (R-TX) -- opposed
Ron Packard (R-CA) -- undecided
Sonny Callahan (R-AL) -- undecided
Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) -- opposed
Kay Granger (R-TX) -- undecided
Martin Olav (D-MN) -- opposed
Ed Pastor (D-AZ) -- undecided
Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI) -- undecided
David Obey (D-WI) -- opposed



Senate
Kit Bond (R-MO) -- position unknown