United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4279 (104th)
Auto Theft Deterrent Act of 1996
Introduced
28 September 1996
Last action
9 October 1996 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.
Sponsors
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Auto Theft Deterrent Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study the feasibility of prescribing standards for the placement of bar codes on passenger motor vehicles (except exports), and the placement of devices for reading such codes at toll gates, in order to trace stolen vehicles (including abandoned stolen vehicles).
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Timeline
28 September 1996
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
28 September 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 September 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 October 1996
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 September 1996 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 September 1996
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 September 1996
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 September 1996
Sponsors
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4279
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/4279
- us · 104-hr-4279 · source updated 21 August 2025