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S 1253 111th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Bankruptcy Contracts and agency Government lending and loan guarantees Manufacturing Motor vehicles Retail and wholesale trades

Automobile Dealers Assistance Act of 2009

Introduced: June 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6560)
Jun 11, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Automobile Dealers Assistance Act of 2009 - Conditions the provision of federal funds to automobile manufacturers or distributors in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding on their use of such funds to fully reimburse their dealers for certain costs the dealers incurred over the nine months preceding the commencement of such bankruptcy.

Counts as reimbursable costs over that period: (1) the costs of acquiring all parts and inventory in the dealer's possession on the same basis as if the dealer were terminating pursuant to an existing franchise or dealer agreement; and (2) all other obligations owed by the automobile manufacturer or its distributor pursuant to an agreement with the dealer.

Requires such dealer reimbursement terms to be included in the wording of agreements between such manufacturers or their distributors and the federal government, and in the terms of credit agreements approved by bankruptcy courts.

Prohibits the rejection of franchise or dealer agreements by automobile manufacturers or their distributors that are debtors in a bankruptcy proceeding from becoming effective until at least 180 days after approval by a bankruptcy court.

What's happening now June 11, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6560)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1253: Automobile Dealers Assistance Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1253/
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