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HOT CARS Act of 2017

Introduced: June 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Jun 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act or the HOT CARS Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule to require that all new passenger motor vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds be equipped with a system for rear seating positions to alert (by an auditory and visual alert that may be combined with a haptic alert) the motor vehicle operator to check rear designated seating positions after the vehicle motor is deactivated.

A state shall use a portion of its highway safety program funds to educate the public on the risks of leaving a child or unattended passenger in a vehicle after the vehicle motor is deactivated.

What's happening now June 9, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1666 Related bill HOT CARS Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 26, 2018
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Sep 26, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 5, 2018
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 12, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Sep 6, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 15, 2017
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jun 13, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 13, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2801: HOT CARS Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2801/
MLA
"H.R. 2801: HOT CARS Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2801/.
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H.R. 2801, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2801/.
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