Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2012
Latest action · Jun 29, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
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.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2012 - Repeals the prohibition against a motor vehicle safety standard's requiring or allowing a manufacturer to comply with it by using a buzzer designed to indicate a safety belt is not in use, except a buzzer that operates only during the eight-second period after the ignition is turned to the "start" or "on" position. (Thus allows manufacturers to comply with the standard by using any sort of buzzer.)
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), with respect to odometer disclosures required when ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred, to prescribe regulations permitting any written disclosures or notices and related matters to be provided electronically.
Increases civil penalties (including damages) for violations of federal prohibitions against tampering with odometers.
Prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, introducing in interstate commerce, or importing into the United States motor vehicles or equipment about which a notice of a defect or order of noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety requirements has been issued.
Prescribes conditions on the importation of vehicles and equipment.
Requires an officer or employee designated by the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) for inspections and sampling of motor vehicle equipment being offered for import to determine compliance with federal transportation law.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) require motor vehicle safety recall information be made available to the public on the Internet, and (2) publicize the means for contacting a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) motor vehicle safety defect hotline for manufacturer, dealer, and mechanic personnel.
Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to require passenger motor vehicle manufacturers to affix, in a readily accessible location, a device that provides information on how to submit a safety-related motor vehicle defect complaint to NHTSA.
Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the quality of data collected through the National Automotive Sampling System, including the Special Crash Investigations Program.
Declares that filing for bankruptcy shall not negate a manufacturer's duty to comply with motor vehicle safety requirements for the recall of defective motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment.
Directs the Secretary to establish within NHTSA a Council for Vehicle Electronics, Vehicle Software, and Emerging Technologies.
Directs the Secretary to complete an examination of the need for safety standards with regard to electronic systems in passenger motor vehicles.
Directs the Secretary to modify federal motor vehicle safety standards to: (1) improve the protection of children seated in child restraint systems during side impact crashes, (2) improve the ease of use of child restraint anchorage systems, and (3) provide a safety belt use warning system for designated seating positions in the rear seat.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Jun 28, 2012Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 14 | MAP-21 | Related bill | Mar 21, 2012 |
| S 1449 | Mariah's Act | Related bill | Dec 21, 2012 |
| S 1813 | MAP-21 | Related bill | Apr 24, 2012 |
| HR 4348 | MAP-21 | Related bill | Jul 6, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Accidents
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Bankruptcy
- Business records
- Child safety and welfare
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Transportation
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Manufacturing
- Motor vehicles
- Product safety and quality
- Research and development
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Science and engineering education
- Student aid and college costs
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Trade restrictions
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2012Introduced in House
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