# 119-hres-1194: Recognizing April 2026 as "Distracted Driving Awareness Month" and promoting efforts to help prevent tragic and preventable crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by distracted driving.

119-hres-1194, Recognizing April 2026 as "Distracted Driving Awareness Month" and promoting efforts to help prevent tragic and preventable crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by distracted driving., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1194
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing April 2026 as "Distracted Driving Awareness Month" and promoting efforts to help prevent tragic and preventable crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by distracted driving.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Distracted driving awareness and prevention.** This bill would recognize April 2026 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month and support federal, state, and local efforts to reduce visual, manual, and cognitive distractions that cause preventable crashes. It cites that more than 3,000 people die and over 300,000 are injured each year in crashes involving distracted drivers. It highlights that texting can increase crash risk up to 23 times and urges people to put phones away, enable Do Not Disturb, and back enforcement and education campaigns.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-1194 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1194)

## Related
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1194 (as of 2026-09-21).