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Bipartisan Senate Group Releases Framework for $908 Billion COVID-19 Relief Bill
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Today a bipartisan group of Senators including Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) released a new framework for a potential COVID-19 relief bill. This bill, which would cost $908 billion, represents a compromise between Republicans and Democrats, who have been…
Read MoreSend a Letter to Your Representative in Support of New COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Bill
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation To send a letter to your representative, please go to this link and fill out your information. ASA is urging members to send a letter to their representatives in support of an economic stimulus bill including legislation to reinstate the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Hundreds of ASA…
Read MoreGeneral Motors Announces Increased Investment in Electric Vehicles
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation General Motors (GM) announced plans this week to invest $27 billion on electric and autonomous vehicles through 2025, $7 billion more than the amount they promised before the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, GM will launch 30 electric vehicle models by 2025 around the world, with over two thirds…
Read MoreWhite House Releases COVID-19 Update, Clarifies PPP Loan Forgiveness Procedures
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Yesterday, the White House released an update on the administration’s efforts related to COVID-19, including an update on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and loan forgiveness. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published clarifying documents for the treatment of taxing expenses in the case of a PPP loan…
Read MoreFCC Votes to Break Up Transportation Safety Airwaves
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formally voted on Wednesday to break up a band of airwaves previously used for transportation safety. The Department of Transportation opposed this change, arguing that reallocating these airwaves would put safety at risk. Under the new plan, the FCC will repurpose…
Read MoreNew Lobby Group Sets Goal of All Electric Vehicle Sales by 2030
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation This week, the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) announced their organizational goal of 100 percent electric vehicle sales by the end of the decade. ZETA is a coalition of 28 businesses across the United States, including utility groups like Pacific Gas and Electric, automobile industry stakeholders such…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Includes NHTSA Stakeholder Telematics Language
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has released their bill for the FY 2021 budget. This bill allocates $25.6 billion for the Department of Transportation in discretionary budget authority. In the following explanatory document for this bill, the committee provides…
Read MoreU.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee Discusses National Apprenticeship Act of 2020
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules meets on Tuesday to markup H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. This bill is intended to expand apprenticeships by establishing the structure and responsibilities of the Office of Apprenticeship and the National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships within…
Read MoreNovember 3 Election Updates: In Progress
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation November 3 concluded a long and contentious election season, and results are coming in. The presidential election is still too close to call, with a significant number of mail-in and absentee ballots still being counted. President Donald Trump leads in crucial swing states Pennsylvania and North…
Read MoreMassachusetts Passes Right to Repair Ballot Initiative
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Last night, Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly passed Question 1 “Right to Repair” ballot initiative, 75 percent to 25 percent. This proposal expands upon the previously passed Right to Repair initiative. expanding the scope to include telematics information. This was a hotly contested initiative, and both sides spent…
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