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HR 9635 117th Congress House

Rental Car Consumer Protection Act

Official title: To require rental companies to provide consumer protections in renting motor vehicles to consumers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 20, 2022 See on congress.gov
Commerce
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 20, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rental Car Consumer Protection Act

This bill establishes protections for consumers reserving rental cars.

Specifically, if a rental car company allows consumers to reserve a vehicle in advance, it must make the vehicle available to the consumer at the reserved location within one-half hour of the reserved time. Rental car companies also must adopt certain reservation procedures and notify consumers of their rights under the bill.

The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to enforce these requirements.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9635: Rental Car Consumer Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9635/
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"H.R. 9635: Rental Car Consumer Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9635/.
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H.R. 9635, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9635/.
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[H.R. 9635: Rental Car Consumer Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9635/)
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