Safe Kids and Cars Act of 2005
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 8, 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.
What just happenedMar 8, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266)
Who’s behind it
- Mar 8, 2005IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Mar 8, 2005IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2262-2266)
- Mar 8, 2005IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate