Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005
Latest action · May 23, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations for all light passenger vehicles to: (1) require that power windows and panels automatically reverse direction when they detect an obstruction to prevent children from being trapped, injured, or killed; (2) require a system of driver notification or a reminder system once the ignition switch is in the off position if passengers remain in any of the rear seating positions of the vehicle; and (3) require a rearward visibility performance standard to prevent backing incidents.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a database of, and collect data on, injuries and deaths in nontraffic, noncrash events involving motor vehicles; and (2) either supplement a consumer information program on child safety or create a new program with information about hazards to children in nontraffic, noncrash incident situations.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2005 to Dec 8, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 10, 2005 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Sep 8, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Feb 7, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 8, 2006 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Mar 8, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | May 2, 2006 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Sep 28, 2006 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Dec 5, 2006 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Dec 8, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 10, 2005 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred May 23, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- May 10, 2005Introduced in House
- May 10, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-111 | MOTOR VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY AND THE CONSUMER: VIEWS FROM THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION39 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 18, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-27 | REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION78 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 23, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1948 | Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Automobiles
- Child health
- Child safety
- Commerce
- Consumer education
- Data banks
- Department of Transportation
- Disabled
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Government statistics
- Health
- High technology
- Law
- Motor vehicle safety
- Safety appliances
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Traffic accidents and safety
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation and the disabled
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.