Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 5, 2015 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 4, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to exempt from certain federal motor vehicle safety and labeling standards up to 500 replica motor vehicles per year manufactured or imported by a low volume manufacturer.
The term "low volume manufacturer" means a motor vehicle manufacturer (other than a person registered as an importer meeting certain requirements) that annually produces no more than 5,000 motor vehicles worldwide.
Manufacturers shall register with DOT to qualify for an exemption.
DOT shall require a manufacturer to affix a permanent label to an exempt replica motor vehicle that identifies the motor vehicle safety and labeling standards from which that vehicle is exempt and the model year the vehicle replicates.
The Clean Air Act is amended to allow a low volume motor vehicle manufacturer to install in an exempted specifically produced replica motor vehicle a motor vehicle engine (including engine emission controls) from a motor vehicle granted a certificate of conformity with Environmental Protection Agency emission control standards, or another kind of engine granted an executive order for the model year in which the motor vehicle is assembled, if certain requirements are met.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2015 to Nov 18, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Sep 11, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Sep 11, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Nov 18, 2015 |
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 Jun 4, 2015 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 89, June 4, 2015, page H3916.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish a program allowing low volume motor vehicle manufacturers to produce a limited number of vehicles annually within a regulatory system that addresses the unique safety and financial issues associated with limited production, and to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to allow low volume motor vehicle manufacturers to install engines from vehicles that have been issued certificates of conformity.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Air quality
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Transportation
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Government information and archives
- Licensing and registrations
- Manufacturing
- Motor vehicles
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
