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HR 2210 109th Congress House

Save Every Child Using Restraints Act of 2005

Official title: To require combination 3-point safety belts on certain school buses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 10, 2005 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedureChild safetyDepartment of TransportationEducation
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Elementary and secondary educationElementary educationFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityLawMotor vehicle safetySchool busesSeat beltsSecondary education
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 11, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
May 11, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E931)
May 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 11, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Every Child Using Restraints Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations establishing a safety standard requiring school buses with a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as the Secretary determines appropriate, to be equipped with three-point safety belts on all seats. Requires the Secretary to establish an elementary and secondary school traffic safety program, including education on the use and misuse of three-point safety belts on all school buses.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2210: Save Every Child Using Restraints Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2210/
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"H.R. 2210: Save Every Child Using Restraints Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2210/.
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H.R. 2210, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2210/.
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