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 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 31, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | May 31, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jun 22, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jun 24, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jul 5, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jul 7, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 13, 2022 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Jul 13, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jul 18, 2022 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Sep 2, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Sep 21, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 26, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Mayra Flores | Sep 26, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Sep 29, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 4, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Oct 4, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Oct 4, 2022 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Oct 11, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Oct 11, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Oct 11, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Oct 11, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Oct 28, 2022 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Dec 7, 2022 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Dec 20, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 20, 2022 |
Committees 3
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 Jan 13, 2022 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2022 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2022 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2022 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 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 Highways and Transit.
- Jan 14, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7079 | James R. Baird R-IN | Jul 26, 2022 |
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. 168, no. 9, January 13, 2022, page H194.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent the theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PART Act
- Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act
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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