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To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles, and for other purposes. 2/28/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 19, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007 or the K.T. Safety Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking for motor vehicles to require: (1) automatic reversal of direction by power windows and panels when they detect an obstruction; (2) an expanded rearward field of view to prevent backing incidents; and (3) automatic transmissions to have an anti-rollaway system that requires the service brake to be depressed before the transmission can be shifted out of park, which shall function in any starting system key position [...] show full description
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- 02/28/2008 - Signed by President.
- 02/28/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-189.
- 02/25/2008 - Presented to President.
- 02/15/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 02/14/2008 - Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1083)
show all actions- 02/28/2008 - Signed by President.
- 02/28/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-189.
- 02/25/2008 - Presented to President.
- 02/15/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 02/14/2008 - Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1083)
- 02/14/2008 - Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 02/14/2008 - Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 02/14/2008 - Cleared for White House.
- 01/22/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 12/19/2007 - Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 12/19/2007 - Considered under suspension of the rules.
- 12/19/2007 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- 12/19/2007 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 12/19/2007 - Received in the Senate.
- 12/19/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1216.
- 12/19/2007 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H16871-16874)
- 12/19/2007 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H16871-16872)
- 12/18/2007 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 12/18/2007 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 02/28/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- 02/27/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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