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| http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=406173 | <span class ="kicker">*** Congressional Hearing Set for Weds., Oct. 16 ***</span>Reps. Smith, Suozzi to Testify on Proposed Samis Law | 2019-10-15 | 2019 | 2019-10 | Republican | House | NJ | Christopher Smith | S000522 | chrissmith.house.gov | legacy | Bipartisan legislation named to honor Samantha Sami Josephsona senior at the University of South Carolina from Robbinsville, N.J. who was kidnapped and brutally murdered by a man pretending to be her Uber driver earlier this yearwill be taken up Wednesday by the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit at a hearing entitled Examining the Future of Transportation Network Companies: Challenges and Opportunities. Sami's Law, which would establish needed protections for ride-share customers across the country, is authored by Republican Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) with lead Democratic cosponsor, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) in the House. Smith and Suozzi will address members of the Subcommittee as the lead witnesses on a panel. The subcommittee is chaired by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Sami's Law will require enhanced vehicle identification procedures to create a safer environment for ride-share drivers and customers and to make it harder for those with ill intent from impersonating drivers. WHAT: Congressional hearing on Sami's Law held by the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, part of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure WHO: Reps. Smith and Suozzi, members of the subcommittee, and witnesses. WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. WHERE: Room 2167 in the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing can be watched live here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |