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S 5024 117th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Crime prevention Crimes against property Law enforcement administration and funding Metals Motor vehicles

PART Act

Introduced: September 29, 2022 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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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Sep 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 29, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act or the PART Act

This bill establishes requirements for motor vehicles related to catalytic converters and other motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must revise the motor vehicle theft prevention standard for new motor vehicles to include catalytic converters among the parts that require an inscribed or affixed identifying number. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must establish a grant program through which law enforcement agencies and other entities can stamp vehicle identification numbers onto catalytic converters of existing vehicles.

The bill establishes retention requirements for the purchase of motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals. It also sets forth criminal penalties for the theft of catalytic converters or any precious metals removed from a vehicle.

What's happening now September 29, 2022

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

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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 29, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5024: PART Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5024/
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"S. 5024: PART Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5024/.
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S. 5024, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5024/.
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[S. 5024: PART Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5024/)
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