Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act
Latest action · Nov 20, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act - Prescribes certain whistleblower incentives and protections for motor vehicle manufacturer, part supplier, or dealership employees or contractors who voluntarily provide the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) information relating to any motor vehicle defect, noncompliance, or any violation of any notification or reporting requirement which is likely to cause unreasonable risk of death or serious physical injury.
Authorizes the Secretary to pay awards to one or more whistleblowers in an aggregate amount of up to 30% of total monetary sanctions collected pursuant to an administrative or judicial action resulting in aggregate monetary sanctions exceeding $1 million.
Prohibits an award to any whistleblower who knowingly and willfully makes false representations. Subjects such a whistleblower to criminal penalties.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2014 to Dec 2, 2014, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Nov 20, 2014 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Nov 20, 2014 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Nov 20, 2014 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Nov 20, 2014 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Dec 2, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Nov 20, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2014Introduced in Senate
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