3.0.0 1666 2023-01-11T13:37:01Z 2023-01-11T13:37:01Z Senate S 2017-07-27 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-27T22:17:33Z AV START Act 115 1885 S 2017-11-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 268. Related bill CRS HOT CARS Act of 2017 115 2801 HR 2017-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. Related bill CRS 2017-07-27 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-07-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-07-27 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2017-08-03 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Department of Transportation Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Motor vehicles Roads and highways State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-07-27 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-20T14:32:05Z Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act of 2017 or the HOT CARS Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight to be equipped with a system to alert the operator to check rear designated seating positions after the vehicle engine is turned off.

The alert shall: (1) include a distinct auditory and visual alert, which may be combined with a haptic alert (i.e., vibrations); and (2) be activated when the vehicle engine is turned off.

DOT must enter into an agreement with an independent third-party for a study on retrofitting existing passenger motor vehicles with technology to address the problem of children left in rear seats after the vehicle engine is turned off.

]]> HOT CARS Act of 2017 Display Title HOT CARS Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced HOT CARS Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1666is/xml/BILLS-115s1666is.xml 2017-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.