Sound Legislation - Federal Government

Latest Action: 09/06/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Bill Text
To require mobile phones containing digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken.

9/6/2007--Introduced.

Camera Phone Predator Alert Act - Requires any mobile phone containing a digital camera to sound a tone whenever a photograph is taken with the camera's phone. Prohibits such a phone from being equipped with a means of disabling or silencing the tone. Treats the requirement as a consumer product safety standard and requires enforcement by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Bill Text
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.

4/9/2008--Introduced.

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to Congress on the minimum level of sound that is necessary to be emitted from a motor vehicle, or some other method, to alert blind and other pedestrians of the presence of operating motor vehicles while traveling.

Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Bill Text
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.

4/9/2008--Introduced.

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to Congress on the minimum level of sound that is necessary to be emitted from a motor vehicle, or some other method, to alert blind and other pedestrians of the presence of operating motor vehicles while traveling.

Latest Action: 09/06/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Bill Text
To require mobile phones containing digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken.

9/6/2007--Introduced.

Camera Phone Predator Alert Act - Requires any mobile phone containing a digital camera to sound a tone whenever a photograph is taken with the camera's phone. Prohibits such a phone from being equipped with a means of disabling or silencing the tone. Treats the requirement as a consumer product safety standard and requires enforcement by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).