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ASA Urges Shops to Contact Congress to Move New COVID-19 Relief Stimulus Package
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation This week in Congress, talks continue between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, other Republican congressional leaders, and members of the Trump Administration to finalize another stimulus package for COVID-19 relief. Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Mnuchin have been negotiating for weeks over the…
Read MoreUPDATE: PA Senate Bill 745 Defeated on House Floor
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Pennsylvania Senate Bill 745 was defeated on the House floor yesterday evening in a vote of 96 to 105. If passed, SB 745 would have updated the rules for emissions testing in the regions of Pittsburg and Philadelphia for vehicles with a model year of 1996 or…
Read MoreASA Urges Pennsylvania Residents to Send a Letter Supporting SB 745
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation This week in Pennsylvania, SB 745 may come up for a vote in the House of Representatives. SB 745 will update the rules for emissions testing in the regions of Pittsburg and Philadelphia for vehicles 8,501 and 9,000 pounds with a model year of 1996 or newer.…
Read MoreCalifornia Air Resource Board Addresses Tampering with Vehicle Emission Systems
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The California Air Resource Board (CARB) sent a letter this week to automakers and other vehicle and engine manufacturers regarding unapproved hardware or software programs in vehicles that interfere with emission control systems. CARB encouraged automakers to disclose any defeat devices or undisclosed modifications designed to shut…
Read MoreSBA Announces Streamlined Loan Forgiveness Process for Small PPP Loans
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a streamlined process for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans under $50,000. Loans under $50,000 account for approximately 3.5 million of the 5.2 million total loans issued through PPP. This announcement comes after consistent complaints from small business owners about difficulties they…
Read MoreNHTSA Reports Increase in Traffic Fatality Rate
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) released preliminary traffic data yesterday indicating that while the total number of traffic fatalities has decreased in 2020, the rate of traffic fatalities per miles travelled has spiked significantly. NHTSA attributed this trend to increased risky behaviors, such as neglecting…
Read MoreU.S. House Small Business Committee Holds Hearing on Fraud and the PPP
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The United States House of Representatives Committee on Small Business conducted a hearing today to discuss ongoing fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and potential remedies. This hearing follows a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that the Small Business Administration (SBA) neglected critical oversight procedures for…
Read MoreCalifornia Governor Calls for Ban on Gas-Fueled Cars by 2035
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation California Governor Gavin Newsom released an executive order yesterday requiring that by 2035, all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles. In his press release, Newsom cited increased concern about the effects of pollution and climate change caused by gas-fueled vehicles.…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Revisit the Need for Federal Data Privacy Legislation
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convened today in a hearing to discuss the renewed need for federal data privacy legislation. The discussion focused heavily on California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018, which has been widely viewed as the most progressive data privacy…
Read MoreHouse Republican E/C Committee Members Introduce AV Legislation Bill Fails to Address Vehicle Data Access
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Members introduced, today, Autonomous Vehicle legislation which addresses numerous Automaker concerns relative to research and deployment of autonomous vehicles. The legislation is similar to legislation previously considered by the Committee. Unfortunately, the bill does not address vehicle data access which…
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