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HOT CARS Act of 2019

Introduced: May 22, 2019 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

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Jan 13, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.

Jan 13, 2020

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-204.

Jul 10, 2019

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

May 22, 2019

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

May 22, 2019

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act of 2019 or the HOT CARS Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight to be equipped with a system to alert the operator to check rear designated seating positions after the vehicle engine is turned off.

The alert must (1) include a distinct auditory and visual alert which may be combined with a haptic alert (i.e., vibrations), and (2) be activated when the vehicle engine is turned off.

DOT must enter into an agreement with an independent third party for a study on retrofitting existing passenger motor vehicles with technology to address the problem of children left in rear seats after the vehicle engine is turned off.

What's happening now January 13, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.

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