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• MRF Flash Alert!

  by RevBigJohn Thu at 1:13 PM
  Next week the House of Representatives will vote on a bill to fund several transportation related agencies, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), for fiscal year 2022. To ensure the federal government protects the rights of all motorcyclists, three members of the Hous...

• Ethanol in the Courts and in Congress

  by RevBigJohn Jul 16
  Ethanol in the Courts and in Congress In the last few weeks, the ethanol industry has suffered two major court case defeats. Earlier this month, the D.C. Court of Appeals struck down the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule allowing for year-round sales of E15.  In May 2019 ...

• MEETING OF THE MINDS 2021

  by RevBigJohn Jul 14
  MEETING OF THE MINDS 2021 -- Sixty days is cutting it close September 10, 2021, the rapidly approaching cut-off date for hotel and registration for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s 37th Annual Meeting of the Minds ...

• House Passes Highway Bill – Biker Priorities Included

  by RevBigJohn Jul 1
  Thursday morning the full House of Representatives passed H.R. 3684 the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act or the INVEST in America Act. This bill is more commonly referred to as the highway bill. The bill is over 1,500 pages, spends $715 billio...
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• Autonomous Vehicle Crash Data

  by RevBigJohn Jun 30
  This week the federal government took an important step in the oversight of autonomous vehicles on our nation’s roadways. Under an order issued Tuesday, manufacturers of autonomous vehicles must disclose data about crashes involving this new technology. The Motorcycle Riders Foundati...

• Know Your Numbers!

  by RevBigJohn Jun 25
  May was Motorcycle Awareness Month but every month should be a month for motorcycle advocacy!  Whether you were in D.C. for Bikers Inside the Beltway or working on issues back home, it’s a great time to advocate for bikers’ rights.One of the most important numbers any biker rights a...

• Highway Bill Passes First Hurdle in the House

  by RevBigJohn Jun 11
  Legislation authorizing roughly $547 billion for highways and other surface transportation over five years advanced in a House panel, despite opposition from Republicans who objected to what they called Green New Deal climate initiatives.The legislation (H.R. 3684) would auth...
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• 2021 Highway Bill Unveiled

  by RevBigJohn Jun 7
  Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unveiled its 2021 highway bill, titled the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in American Act. As you may remember, every five years Congress is required to re...

• Want to make a difference in D.C.?

  by RevBigJohn May 26
  Responsible and law-abiding motorcyclists across the country continue to report instances of being harassed and singled out by law enforcement simply because they are riding a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle-related apparel. Understanding this, in 2018 the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolutio...

• Taking Back the Hill

  by RevBigJohn May 19
  For the last 15 months the halls of Congress have been silent. Health and safety restrictions have all but eliminated the normal atmosphere on Capitol Hill. However, this week things began to return to normal.  Bikers from over 25 states made their way to Washington D.C. and spent Monday and Tu...

• What are we going to Lobby for?

  by RevBigJohn May 14
  Bikers Inside The Beltway
What are we going to Lobby for? A successful Bikers Inside the Beltway is days from happening.  This one-of-a-kind hybrid event has raised questions that the MRF is here to answer.“I can&rsq...
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• We Are Not Alone

  by RevBigJohn May 11
  Moving Forward With Motorcycling Members of Congress & Making It Happen The Motorcycle Riders Foundation proudly works with both the Senate and House motorcycle caucuses to achieve legislative victories for our community. The b...

• AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS

  by RevBigJohn May 10
  Background: Motorcyclists believe that automated driving technology in other vehicles could yield substantial safety benefits for riders by helping to eliminate “human error” which, on average, causes over 90% of the crashes each year. However, motorcycles must be considered in any re...

• Ethanol 15 (E-15) Can Kill Your Motorcycle’s Engine

  by RevBigJohn May 9
  CONSUMER PROTECTION AND FUEL TRANSPARENCY ACT Background In the summer of 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule that aims to require 19.88 billion gallons of biofuels to be blended into the U.S. fuel supply in 2019. Later in the fall, the EPA allowed a year-rou...

• A New Definition For Motorcycle

  by RevBigJohn May 8
  New vehicles entering the roadways with little resemblance or operational characteristics to that of a motorcycle, have been arbitrarily classified as motorcycles. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation has drafted language to put an end to the confusion. When identifying bill numbers are attached to this...
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• BIKERS INSIDE THE BELTWAY 2021

  by RevBigJohn May 6
  Bikers Inside The BeltwayMeeting With Congress To Stop Profiling H.RES 366 – your MRF is moving forward and making it happen. Profiling is not going to go away without your immediate action. See the attachment for more de...

• House Resolution 366

  by RevBigJohn May 4
  Last Friday, champions of the motorcycling community in the House of Representatives introduced a resolution addressing motorcyclist profiling. The resolution H. Res. 366 has three key points: (1) promoting increased public awareness on the issue of motorcyclist profiling;(2) encouraging co...

• E15 Labeling Comments Submitted to EPA

  by RevBigJohn Apr 24
    Comments Submitted to EPAMonday was the official deadline for the public to submit comments on potential changes to the E15 labels on fuel dispensers. As you may remember, in January the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rules that would eliminate or dramatically c...

• H.R. 2141

  by RevBigJohn Apr 24
  Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 2141, the Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act.  I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue. As you may know, on March 23, 2021, Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI) introduced the Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthoriza...

• BIKERS INSIDE THE BELTWAY 2021

  by RevBigJohn Apr 20
  BIKERS INSIDE THE BELTWAY 2021 ATTENDANCE EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS “Sold out” are not words often positively associated with anything in Washington, D.C.  Bikers Inside the Beltway 2021 is rapidly closing in on ...

• Save the Motorcyclist Advisory Council

  by RevBigJohn Apr 20
  Save the Motorcyclist Advisory Council:Ask You Representative to Cosponsor H.R. 2141   Congress is back from Easter break and it's time for them to hear from bikers!  Last month Congressman Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin and a bipartisan group of House members introduced H.R. 2141, the Moto...

• A Trillion Here, A Trillion There…

  by RevBigJohn Apr 2
  Former Illinois Senator Evert Dirksen is long credited with this quip about spending in Washington D.C., “A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it begins to add up to real money.” An updated 21st century version of that quote would replace billion with trillion!In March Co...
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• Motorcyclist Advisory Council Bill Introduced

  by RevBigJohn Mar 26
  Motorcyclist Advisory Council Bill IntroducedThis week a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced H.R. 2141, the Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act. The Motorcyclist Advisory Council (MAC) was first established by Congress in 2005 and reauthorized in 2015. The ...

• BIKERS INSIDE THE BELTWAY 2021

  by RevBigJohn Mar 26
  BIKERS INSIDE THE BELTWAY 2021FLEXIBLE & MOVING FORWARD The pandemic and the events of January 6 brought changes to meetings with members of Congress and large gatherings.  The MRF has restructured Bikers inside the Beltwa...

• The MRF pushes back on EPA about Current Ethanol Labeling Requi

  by RevBigJohn Mar 16
  The MRF pushes back on EPA about Current Ethanol Labeling Requirements This week the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) joined other national groups in pushing back on proposed rule changes to current ethanol labeling requireme...
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• Nominees Wanted for the 2021 Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall

  by RevBigJohn Feb 28
  Last Call...Nominees Wanted for the 2021 Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall of Fame The Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall of Fame (MRFHOF) was introduced at the Meeting of the Minds in Denver, Colorado. This institution was created to recognize individuals that have worked through the MRF to positiv...

• Bridging the Gap

  by RevBigJohn Feb 27
  Bridging the Gap Last weekend members of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) attended a meeting of the National Council of Clubs in Gulfport, Mississippi. The MRF was invited to the event, entitled “Bridging the Gap,” to discuss opportunities for the motorcycl...

• New House & Senate Members and Committees

  by RevBigJohn Feb 12
  New Members and Committees With the election of nearly 70 new lawmakers in the Senate and the House, congressional committee membership is directly impacted. Not only are freshman members assigned to new committees, but current members can also jump to new committees. While numerous committ...
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• Automated Driving Systems (AKA Autonomous Vehicles)

  by RevBigJohn Feb 5
  Late last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a rulemaking process for developing a “Framework for Automated Driving System (ADS) Safety.” As part of the process public comments were solicited by NHTSA. This week the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MR...
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• Nominees Wanted for the 2021 Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall

  by RevBigJohn Feb 3
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall of Fame (MRFHOF) was introduced at the Meeting of the Minds in Denver, Colorado. This institution was created to recognize individuals that have worked through the MRF to positively impact motorcycling. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is proud to announce that ...