# 114-hr-6041: HOT CARS Act of 2016

114-hr-6041, HOT CARS Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6041
- Congress: 114
- Title: HOT CARS Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act or the HOT CARS Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule to require all new passenger motor vehicles be equipped with technology to alert (auditory or visual signal [or both]) that a child or unattended passenger remains in a rear seating position after the vehicle motor is deactivated. DOT shall issue a report to Congress on the feasibility of retrofitting existing passenger motor vehicles with such technology.

## Cosponsors (4)

- PETER KING (R-NY), 2016-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2016-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-6041 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6041)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6041 (as of 2025-11-18).