[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6041 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6041

 To require 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2016

     Mr. Ryan of Ohio (for himself, Mr. King of New York, and Ms. 
 Schakowsky) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Overcome Trauma for Children 
Alone in Rear Seats Act'' or the ``HOT CARS Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. CHILD SAFETY ALERT SYSTEM RULEMAKING.

    (a) Rule Required.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule requiring 
all new passenger motor vehicles be equipped with technology to provide 
an alert that a child or unattended passenger remains in a rear seating 
position after the vehicle motor is deactivated.
    (b) Effective Date of Rule.--The regulation issued by the Secretary 
under this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the 
publication of the final rule.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on 
the feasibility of retrofitting existing passenger motor vehicles with 
technology to provide an alert that a child or unattended passenger 
remains in a rear seating position after the vehicle motor is 
deactivated.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Alert.--The term ``alert'' means a signal that may be 
        auditory or visual (or both) that will provide an effective 
        warning to the driver of the passenger motor vehicle that a 
        child or unattended passenger remains in a rear seating 
        position after the vehicle motor is deactivated.
            (2) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term ``passenger motor 
        vehicle'' has the meaning given that term in section 32101 of 
        title 49, United States Code.
            (3) Rear seating position.--The term ``rear seating 
        position'' means any designated seating position that is 
        rearward of the front seat.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.
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