US Congress House Bill 5126 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 29 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2016 This bill revises early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles regarding possible defects of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall require a manufacturer in cases where the defect has caused a fatality to provide certain additional information as part of its report to DOT. That information shall be publicly disclosed and entered into the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) early warning reporting database. DOT shall: take specified actions to improve public accessibility to information on NHTSA's public vehicle safety databases; and give public notice via the internet of all inspections or investigations conducted by DOT to enforce a motor vehicle safety requirement or order, or that are related to a motor vehicle accident due to a possible defect.

Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2016

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2016-04-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2016-04-29	House	Introduced in House

SB1743 (Related) 2015-07-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4957-4958; text of measure as introduced: CR S4958-4962)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5126/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5126/BILLS-114hr5126ih.pdf