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HCONRES 174 111th Congress House Commerce Bankruptcy Financial crises and stabilization Manufacturing Motor vehicles Retail and wholesale trades

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should recognize the importance of auto dealerships to communities across the country by encouraging remedies for those franchises eliminated…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should recognize the importance of auto dealerships to communities across the country by encouraging remedies for those franchises eliminated during recent car manufacturer bankruptcies.

Introduced: July 31, 2009 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jul 31, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 31, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should work to find remedies that are mutually beneficial to both General Motors (GM) and Chrysler and car dealership franchises dissolved during the recent bankruptcies of those car manufacturers.

What's happening now September 8, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 174: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should recognize the importance of auto dealerships to communities across the country by encouraging remedies for those franchises eliminated during recent car manufacturer bankruptcies.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-174/
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"H. Con. Res. 174: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should recognize the importance of auto dealerships to communities across the country by encouraging remedies for those franchises eliminated during recent car manufacturer bankruptcies.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-174/.
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H. Con. Res. 174, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-174/.
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[H. Con. Res. 174: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should recognize the importance of auto dealerships to communities across the country by encouraging remedies for those franchises eliminated during recent car manufacturer bankruptcies.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-174/)
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