RPM Act of 2017
Latest action · Nov 14, 2017 Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-127.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 or the RPM Act of 2017
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to allow the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls if the vehicle is used solely for competition.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2017 to Jun 18, 2018; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Feb 1, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Feb 1, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Feb 8, 2017 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Feb 9, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Feb 9, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Feb 10, 2017 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Feb 14, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Feb 16, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Feb 17, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Mar 1, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Luther Strange | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 10, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | May 16, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 23, 2017 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | May 24, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 5, 2017 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Jun 19, 2017 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jun 19, 2017 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jun 22, 2017 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Jun 18, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2017 |
| Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Subcommittee Subcommittee | Hearings Nov 14, 2017 | |
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Hearings Apr 26, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2017Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-127.
- Apr 26, 2017Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-58.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-127 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON S. 1857, S. 203, S. 839, AND S. 1934140 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Nov 14, 2017 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43489 | EPA’s Wood Stove / Wood Heater Regulations: Frequently Asked Questions Archived | Report | Dec 18, 2018 |
| IF10927 | Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles Archived | Resource | Jul 18, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 350 | RPM Act of 2017 | Related bill | Dec 11, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reaffirm that the Environmental Protection Agency may not regulate vehicles used solely for competition, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- RPM Act of 2017
- Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
