HR7679-119

In Committee

CAR SEAT Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 25, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, CAR SEAT Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Education, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD8B680AABBDE433B8A983D9ECDE0BE4B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Automobile Restraint Safety Education and Training Act or the CAR SEAT Act.
  • Section H66256181FC46466DB9EC2B10055522D8: 2. Education campaign Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall carry out an education campaign on...
  • Section H2CE028A1A17344739B192008054FE9AB: 3. Highway safety programs Section 402(a)(2)(A)(iii) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting , and to carry out public information and...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, CAR SEAT Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Education, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, CAR SEAT Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Education Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
transportation operators and travelers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 26, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Feb 25, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in …

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 25, 2026

Ms. Gillen (for herself and Ms. King-Hinds) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Education Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

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