[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 235 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]


        H.Con.Res.235
                                            Agreed to September 25, 2006

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas many people in the United States who are blind or otherwise 
  visually impaired have the ability to travel throughout their 
  communities without assistance;

Whereas visually impaired individuals encounter hazards that a 
  pedestrian with average vision could easily avoid, many of which 
  involve crossing streets and roadways;

Whereas the white cane and guide dog should be generally recognized as 
  aids to mobility for visually impaired individuals;

Whereas many States do not require candidates for driver's licenses to 
  associate the use of the white cane or guide dog with potentially 
  visually impaired individuals; and

Whereas visually impaired individuals have had their white canes and 
  guide dogs run over by motor vehicles, have been struck by the side-
  view mirrors of motor vehicles, and have suffered serious personal 
  injury and death as the result of being hit by motor vehicles: Now, 
  therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That it is the sense of the Congress that each State should require any 
candidate for a driver's license in such State to demonstrate, as a 
condition of obtaining a driver's license, an ability to associate the 
use of the white cane and guide dog with visually impaired individuals 
and to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in proximity to 
a potentially visually impaired individual.
Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.