{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/assistant-leader-neguse-introduces-magnus-white-cyclist-safety-act-memory-17", "Assistant Leader Neguse Introduces the Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act, In Memory of 17-Year-Old Boulder Resident", "2024-12-18", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Joe Neguse", "N000191", "neguse.house.gov", "neguse", "https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse, in collaboration with Boulder residents Jill and Michael White, introduced the Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act, named in honor of their 17-year-old son who tragically lost his life while riding his bicycle. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to issue a rule requiring that automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems be installed on all new passenger motor vehicles. AEB systems help detect if there is a pedestrian or cyclist in front of the car and will prompt the vehicle to brake before a collision occurs.\n\nLast year, Magnus White, a 17-year-old cycling star and member of the United States Junior Men's National Team, sadly lost his life after being struck by a car while biking along Colorado State Highway 119. Advanced safety features, such as Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems, could have prevented this senseless tragedy and saved the lives of countless other pedestrians and cyclists.\n\n\u201cI am deeply inspired by Jill and Michael\u2019s continued courage and advocacy, turning their pain into purpose and honoring Magnus\u2019s memory by helping to make our roads safer for everyone. The Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act implements common-sense solutions that prevent tragedies and ultimately save lives,\u201d said Assistant Leader Neguse.\n\n\u201cWe can\u2019t bring Magnus back. That pain will never go away. But we can fight like hell to make sure no other family has to live through this. This bill isn\u2019t just about technology\u2014it\u2019s about saving lives when drivers fail. It\u2019s about making sure no one else has to bury a loved one because the system didn\u2019t do enough,\u201d said Jill and Michael White, Magnus\u2019s parents.\n\nIn 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created a minimum performance standard requiring that all passenger vehicles be equipped with AEB systems. In addition, this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized a rule to make these systems standard on all passenger cars and light trucks by September 2029. The Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act would expand on these provisions to ensure AEB systems also detect both bicycles and motorcycles.\n\nRead the bill text HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://neguse.house.gov/media/press-releases/assistant-leader-neguse-introduces-magnus-white-cyclist-safety-act-memory-17"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7142458818852901, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}