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S 1948 109th Congress Senate

Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 24, 2006 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedureAutomobilesChild healthChild safety
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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.
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Became law
Nov 1, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 1, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12129-12130)
Nov 1, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 1, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations for all passenger motor vehicles to require: (1) automatic reversal of direction by power windows and panels when they detect an obstruction, to prevent children from being trapped, injured, or killed; (2) a rearward visibility performance standard to prevent backing incidents; and (3) engagement of the vehicle service brake in all key positions while the key is out of the ignition before the engine is started or the transmission is engaged, to prevent accidents resulting from vehicles accidentally rolling away.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a database of injuries and deaths in nontraffic, noncrash events involving passenger motor vehicles; and (2) supplement a consumer information program on child safety or create a new program with information about hazards to children in nontraffic, noncrash incident situations.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Nov 14, 2006
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 5, 2006
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 24, 2006
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 27, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1948: Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1948/
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