S 1413
117th 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: April 28, 2021
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1