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Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2021

Introduced: April 28, 2021 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 28, 2021
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Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2021

This bill expands early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. It requires such manufacturers to provide additional information on accidents that involve a serious injury or fatality and on settlements in civil actions that restrict disclosure of information.

The bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make certain improvements to the publicly accessible vehicle safety databases of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It also requires DOT to provide public notice of each inspection or investigation related to motor vehicle accidents and make notices relating to enforcement actions available online.

What's happening now April 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1407: Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1407/
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"S. 1407: Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1407/.
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S. 1407, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1407/.
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