Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009
Latest action · Sep 8, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009 - Makes it unlawful for any new automobile manufacturer to unreasonably discriminate against or deny a franchise to an automobile dealer who applies for the retention of its franchise. Permits an automobile dealer to file an expedited action in a U.S. district court to restore its franchise.
Defines: (1) "new automobile manufacturer" as an automobile manufacturing company established in 2009 that is the successor to another automobile manufacturing company and acquires the assets of the predecessor company in an transaction governed by federal bankruptcy law; and (2) "automobile dealer" as any automobile dealer in the United States that, on January 1, 2009, held a franchise granted by an automobile manufacturing company that was the predecessor company to a new automobile manufacturer to sell that company's automobiles, but has not entered into an agreement with the new manufacturer to continue serving as a franchisee.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2009 to Nov 19, 2009; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Nov 19, 2009 |
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 Jul 31, 2009 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Sep 8, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 31, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9264)
- Jul 31, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9263 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 31, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
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