,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #g1 #bjag,mr4  
,ryan of ,ohio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,king 
of ,new ,york1 and ,ms4 ,schakowsky7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,transportation to issue a rule        
requiring all new passenger motor       
vehicles to be equipped with a child    
safety alert system1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,helping ,overcome  
,trauma for ,children ,alone in ,rear   
,seats ,act or the ,,hot ,,cars ,act of 
#bjag4  #b4 ,child safety  7a7          
,amendment  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter   

#cbc of title #di1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding after       
section #cbcjd;,a the following new     
section3  #cbcjd;,b4 ,child safety  7a7 
,rule required ,not later than #b years 
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,secretary shall issue a   
final rule requiring all new passenger  
motor vehicles weighing less than       
#aj1jjj pounds gross vehicle weight to  
be equipped with a system for rear      
seating positions to alert the operator 
to check rear designated seating        
positions after the vehicle motor is    
deactivated by the operator4 ,the means 
shall include a distinct auditory and   
visual alert that may be combined with a
 haptic alert1 and shall be activated   
after the vehicle motor is deactivated  
by the operator4  7b7 ,phase-,in ,the   
rule issued pursuant to subsection 7a7  
shall require full compliance with the  
rule beginning on ,september #ast of the
 calendar year that begins #b years     
after the date on which the final rule  

is issued4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,passenger motor vehicle  
,the term passenger motor vehicle has   
the meaning given that term in section  
#cbaja4  7#b7 ,rear designated seating  
position ,the term rear designated      
seating position means any designated   
seating position that is rearward of the
 front seat4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,transportation4  4  7#b7 ,clerical     
amendment ,the analysis for chapter #cbc
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking the item relating  
to section #cbcjd;,a and inserting the  
following new items3  #cbcjd;,a4        
,consumer tire information and          
standards4 #cbcjd;,b4 ,child safety4  4 
7b7 ,awareness of children in motor     
vehicles ,section #djb of title #bc1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after subsection 7k7 the      
following new subsection3  7l7          
,unattended passengers ,a ,state shall  
use a portion of the amounts received   

under this section to carry out a       
program to educate the public on the    
risks of leaving a child or unattended  
passenger in a vehicle after the vehicle
 motor is deactivated by the operator4  
,a ,state does not need to carry out the
 program through its transportation or  
highway safety office4  4