A proposal to stop backover incidents now has 43 co-sponsors in the House and 36 co-sponsors in the Senate. A key committee in the Senate voted the bill out on May 16th and it will soon go to the Senate floor for a vote. Is your lawmaker a sponsor or co-sponsor of this good proposal? Check here!

Update on the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007

SENATE BILL – S. 694

S.694: A bill 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.

Committees: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 5/16/2007 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Sponsors: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) & Sen. John Sununu (R-NH) (introduced 2/27/2007)

Cosponsors: (AS OF JAN. 3, 2008)
Sen Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Sen Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Sen Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Sen McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D-ND]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. John Ensign [R-NV]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison [R-TX]
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]
Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]
Sen. Barack Obama [D-IL]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Jay Rockefeller [D-WV]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]
Sen. Ted Stevens [R-AK]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

HOUSE BILL - H.R. 1216

H.R. 1216: 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.

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: HR 1216 passed the House on Dec. 19th, 2007.

2/27/2007 Referred to House committee.

Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors: Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL-9) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY-3)

Cosponsors: (as of Dec. 19, 2007)
Rep Marshall, Jim [D-GA]
Rep Pastor, Ed [D-AZ]
Rep Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ]
Rep McDermott, Jim [D-WA]
Rep Price, David E. [D-NC]
Rep McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY]
Rep Kagen, Steve [D-WI]
Rep Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS]
Rep Sires, Albio [D-NJ]
Rep Smith, Adam [D-WA]
Rep Capps, Lois [D-CA]
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Rep Fossella, Vito [R-NY]
Rep Honda, Michael M. [D-CA]
Rep Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ]
Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY-5)
Rep. Timothy Bishop (D-NY-1)
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-14)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA-11)
Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX-20)
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL-23)
Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA-1)
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY-2)
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI-1)
Rep. Ron Klein (D-FL-22)
Rep. James Langevin (D-RI-2)
Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA-12)
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-9)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-16)
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-18)
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA-7)
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY-4)
Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS-3)
Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS-1)
Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-MT-At Large)
Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX-16)
Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ-9)
Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT-4)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS-4)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-20)
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA-30)
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL-19)