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S. 561

Safe Kids and Cars Act of 2005

Safe Kids and Cars Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a review process to increase utilization of child dummies in motor vehicle safety tests.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) supplement ongoing consumer information programs relating to child safety with information regarding hazards to children in nontraffic, noncrash accident situations; (2) submit a report to Congress on the extent to which driver visibility of the area surrounding light passenger vehicles and obstructions to such visibility affect pedestrian safety in nontraffic, noncrash situations; (3) report to Congress on enhanced vehicle safety technologies, including auto-reverse functions; and (4) maintain and make public a database of injuries and deaths in nontraffic, noncrash events involving motor vehicles.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266)

Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH](R-OH)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266)

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  2. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2262-2266)

  3. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate