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Child Passenger Protection Act

Introduced: September 27, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 27, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1765)
Sep 27, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Passenger Protection Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to enter into contracts with, and make grants to, State highway offices and other experienced child passenger safety organizations to distribute national, State, and local motor vehicle child restraint education programs and supporting educational materials.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now September 27, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 28, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4262: Child Passenger Protection Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4262/
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"H.R. 4262: Child Passenger Protection Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4262/.
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H.R. 4262, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4262/.
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