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HR 2352 98th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Automobile safety appliances Automobile safety standards Child safety Children and youth Families Grants-in-aid Motor Vehicles and Driving Motor vehicle safety Public safety Roads and highways State laws States Traffic accidents and safety

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to encourage the establishment by States of effective child passenger safety programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 1983 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 1984
See H.R.4616.
Feb 23, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 22, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 11, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.
Apr 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Mar 24, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Mar 24, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States which adopt and implement effective child passenger safety programs. Sets forth eligibility requirements for States to receive such grants and a limitation on apportionments.

Requires the Secretary to establish, by regulation, standards for such programs.

Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for FY 1984 through 1986.

Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual evaluation of each eligible State's child passenger safety program to measure its effectiveness on child safety seat usage.

What's happening now March 15, 1984

See H.R.4616.

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