United States · Bill · S
S. 1142 (97th)
Consumer Tire Registration and Public Notice Improvement Act
Introduced
8 May 1981
Last action
8 May 1981 · Introduced
Status
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Sponsors
Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM], Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL], Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]
Subjects
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Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Consumer Tire Registration and Public Notice Improvement Act - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require automobile and automobile tire dealers or distributors to furnish the first purchaser of a tire with a tire registration form. Requires public notice of tire defects if the Secretary determines that such notice is necessary in the interest of motor vehicle safety.
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Timeline
8 May 1981
Introduced
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
8 May 1981
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 May 1981
Sponsors
- Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/1142
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/1142
- us · 97-s-1142 · source updated 29 August 2025