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S 4122 116th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Transportation Motor vehicles Product safety and quality Transportation safety and security

Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act

Introduced: July 1, 2020 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 1, 2020
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Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule revising motor vehicle seating systems safety standards to reduce the potential for injury to all motor vehicle occupants due to seat back failure during all types of vehicle impact.

DOT must also establish a date for required compliance with the final rule of not later than two motor vehicle model years after the model year during which the effective date of the final rule occurs.

What's happening now July 1, 2020

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

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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4122: Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4122/
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"S. 4122: Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4122/.
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S. 4122, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4122/.
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