Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005
Latest action · Nov 1, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedNov 1, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 passenger motor vehicles to require: (1) automatic reversal of direction by power windows and panels when they detect an obstruction, to prevent children from being trapped, injured, or killed; (2) a rearward visibility performance standard to prevent backing incidents; and (3) engagement of the vehicle service brake in all key positions while the key is out of the ignition before the engine is started or the transmission is engaged, to prevent accidents resulting from vehicles accidentally rolling away.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a database of injuries and deaths in nontraffic, noncrash events involving passenger motor vehicles; and (2) 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 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 1, 2005 to Dec 5, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Original | Nov 1, 2005 |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Dec 20, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Mar 14, 2006 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Mar 27, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Apr 24, 2006 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Apr 24, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-VA | John Warner | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | May 11, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Sep 5, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Sep 5, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Sep 11, 2006 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Nov 14, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Dec 5, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Nov 1, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Nov 1, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12129-12130)
- Nov 1, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 S12129 | Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY | Nov 1, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2230 | Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005 | Related bill | May 23, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of passenger 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.
- Nov 1, 2005Introduced in Senate
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