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HR 3450 111th Congress House

Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009

Official title: To prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers.

Introduced: July 31, 2009 See on congress.gov
Commerce BankruptcyContracts and agencyManufacturingMotor vehiclesRetail and wholesale trades
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9264)
Jul 31, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009 - Makes it unlawful for any new automobile manufacturer to unreasonably discriminate against or deny a franchise to an automobile dealer who applies for the retention of its franchise. Permits an automobile dealer to file an expedited action in a U.S. district court to restore its franchise.

Defines: (1) "new automobile manufacturer" as an automobile manufacturing company established in 2009 that is the successor to another automobile manufacturing company and acquires the assets of the predecessor company in an transaction governed by federal bankruptcy law; and (2) "automobile dealer" as any automobile dealer in the United States that, on January 1, 2009, held a franchise granted by an automobile manufacturing company that was the predecessor company to a new automobile manufacturer to sell that company's automobiles, but has not entered into an agreement with the new manufacturer to continue serving as a franchisee.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 19, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 19, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 31, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 31, 2009
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jul 31, 2009
Hare, Phil
· Jul 31, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 31, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Jul 31, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 31, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3450: Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3450/
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"H.R. 3450: Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3450/.
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