PART Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 13, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act or the PART Act
This bill establishes requirements for motor vehicles related to catalytic converters and other motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must revise the motor vehicle theft prevention standard for new motor vehicles to include catalytic converters among the parts that require an inscribed or affixed identifying number. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must establish a grant program through which law enforcement agencies and other entities can stamp vehicle identification numbers onto catalytic converters of existing vehicles.
The bill establishes retention requirements for the purchase of motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals. It also sets forth criminal penalties for the theft of catalytic converters or any precious metals removed from a vehicle.
Cosponsors 57
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2022 to Dec 20, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Feb 8, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 8, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Mar 2, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Mar 11, 2022 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 19, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 31, 2022 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 14, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Jan 14, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jan 13, 2022Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2022Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5024 | PART Act | Related bill | Sep 29, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2022Introduced in House
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