3.0.0 4122 2023-01-11T13:45:43Z 2023-01-11T13:45:43Z Senate S 2020-07-01 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-01T15:44:16Z 2020-07-01 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-07-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-07-01 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Transportation Motor vehicles Product safety and quality Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-07-01 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-22T15:43:32Z Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule revising motor vehicle seating systems safety standards to reduce the potential for injury to all motor vehicle occupants due to seat back failure during all types of vehicle impact.

DOT must also establish a date for required compliance with the final rule of not later than two motor vehicle model years after the model year during which the effective date of the final rule occurs.

]]> Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act Display Title Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final rule revising motor vehicle seat back safety standards. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4122is/xml/BILLS-116s4122is.xml 2020-07-01 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.