HR 2048 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2005

Introduced May 3, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Joe Barton R-TX

Latest action · May 25, 2006 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 13 .

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMay 3, 2005
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2005 - Requires a manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold or introduced into commerce in the United States to disclose to the vehicle owner or to a repair facility of the motor vehicle owner's choosing the information necessary to diagnose, service, or repair the vehicle.

Sets forth protections for trade secrets.

Instructs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe a uniform methodology for manufacturer disclosure in writing and on the Internet. Prohibits the FTC from prescribing rules that interfere with the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding motor vehicle emissions control diagnostics systems.

States that manufacturer noncompliance with this Act constitutes an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting commerce within the purview of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Cosponsors 98

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 3, 2005 to Jun 22, 2006; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-CA	Darrell Issa	Original	May 3, 2005
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Original	May 3, 2005
D-KS	Dennis Moore		May 26, 2005
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		May 26, 2005
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.		May 26, 2005
R-CA	Gary G. Miller		May 26, 2005
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks		May 26, 2005
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		May 26, 2005
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts		May 26, 2005
D-CA	Henry A. Waxman		Jun 8, 2005
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		Jun 8, 2005
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Jun 8, 2005
I-VT	Bernard Sanders		Jun 24, 2005
D-SC	James E. Clyburn		Jun 24, 2005
R-PA	Jim Gerlach		Jun 24, 2005
R-PR	Luis G. Fortuno		Jun 24, 2005
D-SD	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin		Jun 24, 2005
D-PA	Chaka Fattah		Jun 29, 2005
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva		Jun 29, 2005
R-NV	Jim Gibbons		Jun 30, 2005
R-FL	Mark Foley		Jun 30, 2005
D-OH	Stephanie Tubbs Jones		Jun 30, 2005
R-CA	George Radanovich		Jul 14, 2005
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Jul 14, 2005
R-IL	Ray LaHood		Jul 14, 2005
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker		Jul 14, 2005
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		Jul 14, 2005
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith		Jul 26, 2005
D-VA	James P. Moran		Jul 26, 2005
D-NY	Major R. Owens		Jul 26, 2005
D-CA	Fortney Pete Stark		Jul 27, 2005
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo		Jul 27, 2005
D-MD	Albert Russell Wynn		Sep 7, 2005
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Sep 7, 2005
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings		Sep 7, 2005
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Sep 20, 2005
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo		Sep 20, 2005
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		Sep 20, 2005
R-PA	John E. Peterson		Sep 20, 2005
R-FL	Michael Bilirakis		Sep 20, 2005
R-PA	Michael G. Fitzpatrick		Sep 20, 2005
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio		Sep 20, 2005
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick		Sep 20, 2005
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen		Sep 22, 2005
R-KS	Jerry Moran		Sep 29, 2005
D-CA	Tom Lantos		Sep 29, 2005
R-FL	E. Clay Shaw Jr.		Oct 7, 2005
D-FL	Kendrick B. Meek		Oct 7, 2005
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel		Oct 17, 2005
D-NJ	Rush Holt		Oct 17, 2005
D-NC	David E. Price		Oct 18, 2005
R-AZ	Rick Renzi		Oct 18, 2005
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren		Oct 18, 2005
D-PA	Allyson Y. Schwartz		Oct 24, 2005
R-WI	Thomas E. Petri		Oct 24, 2005
D-TX	Gene Green		Nov 2, 2005
R-AR	John Boozman		Nov 2, 2005
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Nov 2, 2005
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Nov 2, 2005
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Nov 15, 2005
R-GA	Nathan Deal		Nov 15, 2005
R-NY	Vito Fossella		Nov 15, 2005
D-NC	G. K. Butterfield		Dec 13, 2005
D-VA	Rick Boucher		Dec 13, 2005
D-NJ	Robert E. Andrews		Dec 13, 2005
R-LA	Rodney Alexander		Dec 13, 2005
D-NV	Shelley Berkley		Dec 13, 2005
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver		Dec 18, 2005
D-CA	George Miller		Dec 18, 2005
D-AR	Vic Snyder		Dec 18, 2005
D-NC	Bob Etheridge		Feb 1, 2006
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson		Feb 1, 2006
D-FL	Corrine Brown		Feb 1, 2006
D-TN	Harold E. Ford Jr.		Feb 1, 2006
D-CA	Howard L. Berman		Feb 1, 2006
R-VA	Jo Ann Davis		Feb 1, 2006
D-GA	John Lewis		Feb 1, 2006
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez		Feb 1, 2006
D-MN	Martin Olav Sabo		Feb 1, 2006
D-MO	Ike Skelton		Feb 14, 2006
D-MA	Richard E. Neal		Feb 14, 2006
D-IN	Julia Carson		Feb 28, 2006
D-CA	Michael M. Honda		Feb 28, 2006
D-CA	Lucille Roybal-Allard		Mar 14, 2006
R-IL	Jerry Weller		Mar 29, 2006
D-NY	Nita M. Lowey		Mar 29, 2006
D-LA	William J. Jefferson		Mar 29, 2006
R-AK	Don Young		Apr 5, 2006
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson		Apr 26, 2006
R-PA	Curt Weldon		Apr 26, 2006
D-IL	Danny K. Davis		Apr 26, 2006
D-NY	Maurice D. Hinchey		Apr 26, 2006
D-PA	Robert A. Brady		Apr 26, 2006
D-CA	Barbara Lee		May 2, 2006
R-NJ	Mike Ferguson		May 25, 2006
D-IL	Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.		Jun 6, 2006
R-TN	Zach Wamp		Jun 6, 2006
D-MA	Bill Delahunt		Jun 22, 2006

Withdrew 9 Roscoe G. Bartlett R-MD Nov 8, 2005·Diana DeGette D-CO Jun 8, 2006·Edward J. Markey D-MA Jun 8, 2006·Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL Jun 8, 2006·Tammy Baldwin D-WI Jun 8, 2006·Hilda L. Solis D-CA Jun 13, 2006·Ted Strickland D-OH Jun 14, 2006·John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. R-NY Sep 14, 2006·Steven R. Rothman D-NJ Sep 21, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred May 3, 2005
	Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee	Referred May 13, 2005Hearings May 17, 2006Markup May 25, 2006Reported May 25, 2006

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 25, 2006Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 25, 2006Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 13 .
May 17, 2006Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 13, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
May 3, 2005Introduced in House

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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 109-93	H.R. 2048, THE MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERS'RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT OF 200588 pages	Energy and Commerce Committee	May 17, 2006
Serial No. 109-81	RIGHT TO REPAIR: INDUSTRY DECISIONS AND LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS97 pages	Energy and Commerce Committee	Nov 10, 2005
Serial No. 109-23	HOW THE CLEAN AIR ACT AFFECTS AUTO REPAIR72 pages	Small Business Committee	Jun 28, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair motor vehicles in the United States, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 3, 2005Introduced in House

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