United States · Bill · S
S. 561 (109th)
Safe Kids and Cars Act of 2005
Introduced
8 March 2005
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266)
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Summary
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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 March 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 March 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 March 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/561
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/561