K.T. Safety Act of 2007
Public Law 110-189 · H.R. 1216 · 110th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Feb 28, 2008 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9)
Cosponsors (43): Rep. Pete King, Rep. Gary Ackerman,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
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 in which the transmission can be shifted out of park. Requires the Secretary, if it is determined that no additional safety standards are reasonable and appropriate, to: (1) report to Congress the reason such standards were not prescribed; and (2) make available to the public information on which vehicles are or are not equipped with automatic reversal of direction by power windows and panels when they detect an obstruction.
Provides a phase-in period for the power window and rearward visibility provisions.
Requires: (1) motor vehicle manufacturers for each year through 2010 to transmit to the Secretary the make and model of motor vehicles with automatic transmissions that do not have an anti-rollaway system; and (2) the Secretary to make such information available to the public.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish and maintain a database of injuries and deaths in nontraffic, noncrash motor vehicle events; (2) supplement an existing consumer information program on child safety or create a new program with information about hazards to children in nontraffic, noncrash incident situations; and (3) make such information available to the public.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · markup by, referred toSubcommittee: Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 694Related bill
K.T. Safety Act of 2007
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Feb 28, 2008Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 110-189.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Feb 25, 2008FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Feb 15, 2008FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 14, 2008FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Jan 22, 2008CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Dec 19, 2007FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1216.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate.
- Dec 18, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 28, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Feb 27, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.