S 956 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Child Passenger Safety Act

Introduced May 24, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Jon S. Corzine D-NJ

Latest action · May 24, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Progress

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IntroducedMay 24, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child Passenger Safety Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation, if by October 1 of years beginning in 2004 a State has not enacted a child safety restraint law, to transfer specified percentages of Federal-aid highway funds from specified State apportionments to the apportionment for highway safety, to be used to implement a statewide comprehensive child and other passenger protection education program. Requires such a program to include instruction concerning proper seating positions for children in air bag equipped motor vehicles and instruction designed to increase the proper use of child restraint systems. Defines a "child safety restraint law" as one that prohibits driving a motor vehicle if a passenger under age 16 is not properly secured by a safety belt, unless the passenger is under age nine and is properly secured in a child safety seat.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Environment and Public Works Committee	Referred May 24, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 24, 2001Introduced in Senate
May 24, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5633)
May 24, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S5633	Jon S. Corzine D-NJ	May 24, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to promote the use of safety belts and child restraint systems by children, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Child Passenger Safety Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

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May 24, 2001Introduced in Senate

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