US Congress House Bill 1449 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-8)
Status: Introduced on April 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2011 - Requires the manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold, leased, or otherwise introduced into U.S. commerce to: (1) provide to the vehicle owner and service providers all information necessary to diagnose, service, maintain, or repair the vehicle; (2) offer for sale to the vehicle owner and service providers any related tool or equipment; and (3) provide the information that enables aftermarket tool companies to manufacture tools with the same functional characteristics. Exempts trade secrets, so long as the information is not disclosed to authorized dealers or service providers. Authorizes enforcement of this Act by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and civil actions by state attorneys general.

Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2011

Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2011-04-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1449/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1449/BILLS-112hr1449ih.pdf