H.R. 1216 · 110th Congress · enacted
K.T. Safety Act of 2007
Became Public Law No: 110-189.
Latest official action 2008-02-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 19, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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 …
Congressional Research Service · 2008-02-28
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky
House · IL District 9 · Democratic
$78,551PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jerry Moran
Senate · KS · Republican
$399,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
House · FL District 25 · Democratic
$736,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Edward J. Markey
Senate · MA · Democratic
$588,450PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam Smith
House · WA District 9 · Democratic
$622,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tammy Baldwin
Senate · WI · Democratic
$192,086PAC receipts · 2025–2026
43 of 43 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$40,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Sponsor · $0
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$37,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Sponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$35,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Sponsor · $3,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$32,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Sponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$32,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$31,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Sponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $8,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $6,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$27,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$26,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$25,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$25,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,982
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $9,994
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Sponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$22,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$22,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Sponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$22,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $7,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$22,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$22,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $9,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Sponsor · $2,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $1,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $8,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$20,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $3,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $6,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$20,300
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $11,850
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $1,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,450
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$20,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$20,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE$20,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$20,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $3,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $8,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$18,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$17,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $2,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $4,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $3,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$17,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Debbie Wasserman Schultz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordBAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC$16,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $4,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$15,500
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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