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S. 154 (118th)

PART Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

30 January 2023

Last action

30 January 2023 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sponsors

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

14 January 2025

Transport

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.

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Timeline

  1. 30 January 2023

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 January 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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