HR 3071
105th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Child safety
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid highway program
Government Operations and Politics
Motor vehicle safety
State laws
Traffic accidents and safety
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the enactment of State laws prohibiting children under 13 years of age from riding in the front seats of motor vehicles.
Introduced: November 13, 1997
Introduced by:
Pallone, Frank
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Nov 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 13, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends Federal highway provisions to direct the Secretary of Transportation to withhold five percent for FY 2001, and ten percent for each fiscal year thereafter, from specified apportionments for States that have not enacted and are not enforcing a law that prohibits throughout the State the operation of a motor vehicle if a child under age 13 is riding in the front seat.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1