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Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act

Introduced: December 8, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 33 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 1982
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Dec 16, 1982
Received in the Senate.
Dec 15, 1982
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 215 - 188 (Record Vote No: 460).
Dec 15, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 215 - 188 (Record Vote No: 460).
Dec 15, 1982
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Dec 10, 1982
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Dec 9, 1982
Rule Passed House.
Dec 7, 1982
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.622 Reported to House.
Dec 7, 1982
Committee on Rules Granted Open Rule Providing Two Hours General Debate Making in Order the Energy and Commerce Committee Amendment in the Nature of Substitute.
Oct 1, 1982
Placed on Union Calendar No: 581.
Oct 1, 1982
House Committee on Ways and Means Discharged by Motion.
Oct 1, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 30, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 29, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 28, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 27, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 24, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 23, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 22, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 21, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 21, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Sep 21, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means Sequentially, for a Period Ending not Later than October 1, 1982.
Sep 21, 1982
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 97-842 (Part I).
Sep 15, 1982
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 15, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 9, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 8, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 10, 1982
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Jun 10, 1982
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 2, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 29, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Dec 8, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 8, 1981
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 7

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

4 failed 3 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 1,001 — An amendment to state that nothing in the act is deemed to supersede the terms or conditions of any treaty, … Pending Dec 15, 1982
HAMDT 1,000 — An amendment to require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to Congress within one year of enactm… Pending Dec 15, 1982
HAMDT 999 — An amendment to the Schumer amendment. The amendment strikes the word 'not' from the Schumer amendment to ch… Pending Dec 15, 1982
HAMDT 998 Schumer, Charles E. An amendment to remove the domestic content requirement for legal trade from any Japanese vehicle manufacture… Failed Dec 15, 1982
HAMDT 997 — An amendment to change the short title of the bill to be "Smoot-Hawley Trade Barriers Act of 1982" and to cha… Failed Dec 15, 1982
HAMDT 996 — An amendment to reduce the minimum domestic content ratios in the bill for manufacturers which began automobi… Failed Dec 15, 1982
HAMDT 989 — An amendment to require the Secretary, within six months of enactment of the bill, to determine 1) the extent… Failed Dec 10, 1982
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act - Title I: Domestic Content Requirements for Motor Vehicles - Sets forth for all motor vehicle manufacturers which produce over 100,000 motor vehicles for ultimate retail sale in the United States "minimum domestic content ratios" (the domestic value, including labor and parts, of the manufacturer's production costs of all automotive products sold in the United States).

Requires all vehicle manufacturers producing more than 50,000 motor vehicles for sale in the United States to provide information to the Secretary of Transportation for the purpose of administering this requirement.

Authorizes the imposition of import restrictions on manufacturers violating such standards.

Title II: Unfair and Deceptive Practices by Vehicle Manufacturers - Defines as an unfair method of competition and deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act the refusal of any vehicle manufacturer to determine whether parts produced in the United States by a parts manufacturer satisfy reasonable replacement part standards established by the vehicle manufacturer.

Grants the Federal Trade Commission rulemaking authority to administer this title.

What's happening now December 17, 1982

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5597 Identical bill Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act
  • HR 6491 Identical bill Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act
  • HRES 622 Procedurally related A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5133) to establish domestic content requirements for mot…
 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 1982
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 16, 1982
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 23, 1982
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 2, 1982
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 25, 1982
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