# 116-hr-4686: Sami’s Law

116-hr-4686, Sami’s Law, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4686
- Congress: 116
- Title: Sami’s Law
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2019-10-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Sami's Law This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing certain transportation network company (TNC) vehicle identification laws. A "transportation network company" is an entity that uses a digital network to connect riders to drivers affiliated with the entity to transport the rider using a vehicle owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the driver to a point chosen by the rider. States must require TNC drivers to display (1) a front and rear license plate; (2) a scannable quick response or similar code on the windows for riders to verify that they are entering the correct authorized vehicle; and (3) illuminated signs that are visible in both day and night, and readable from fifty feet. Drivers must also get periodic safety inspections of their ride-hailing vehicle. The bill prohibits the sale of illuminated TNC vehicle signs by any person other than a transportation network company and the display of such signs by individuals who are not authorized drivers.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2019-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4686 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4686)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4686 (as of 2025-11-18).