,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,sheehy introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,district of
 ,columbia from requiring a person to   
wear a protective helmet to operate1 or 
ride on1 a motorcycle or motor-driven   
cycle4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,ride in ,freedom ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition on requiring helmet    
requirement to operate motorcycle in    
,district of ,columbia  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,council of the ,district of       
,columbia may not enact1 and the ,mayor 
of the ,district of ,columbia may not   
enforce1 any act1 resolution1 or other  
requirement that prohibits a person from
 operating1 or riding on1 a motorcycle  
or motor-driven cycle unless wearing a  
protective helmet4  7b7 ,repeal of      
existing requirement ,section #bbae4c   

title #ah of the ,district of ,columbia 
,municipal ,regulations1 as added by    
section #g7o77#b7 of the ,motorized     
,bicycle ,amendment ,act of #bjab       
7,d4,c4 ,law #ai-bij71 is repealed4  7c7
 ,conforming amendment to ,home ,rule   
,act ,section #fjb7;a7 of the ,district 
of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 7sec4     
#a-bjf4jb7;a71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7  
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#i71 by 
striking office2 or and inserting       
office22  7#b7 in paragraph 7#aj71 by   
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#aa7 enact any 
act1 resolution1 regulation or other    
requirement that prohibits a person from
 operating1 or riding on1 a motorcycle  
or motor-driven cycle unless wearing a  
protective helmet 7as those terms are   
defined in the ,ride in ,freedom ,act74 
4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3   
7#a7 ,helmet ,the term helmet means a   
helmet that meets the standards set     
forth in section #gda of title #ah of   

the ,district of ,columbia ,municipal   
,regulations4  7#b7 ,motorcycle2        
motor-driven cycle ,the terms motorcycle
 and motor-driven cycle have the        
meanings given those terms in section   
#iija of title #ah of the ,district of  
,columbia ,municipal ,regulations4