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Public Interest Organizations Support Direct Sales and Service of Electric Vehicles
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation A group of public interest organizations including the State PIRG Affiliates, R-Street, and many more, released a letter this week in support of direct sales and service of electric vehicles (EVs). Currently, a patchwork of legislation in the United States prohibit the direct sale of automobiles in…
Read MoreFrance Introduces Incentives for Trading in Used Vehicles
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation This week, France announced a new “Cash for Clunkers” program that incentivizes citizens to trade in their used vehicles for a 2,500 Euro ($2975) credit for an electric bicycle. This is the first program in the country that acknowledges a potential need for less vehicles on the…
Read MorePaycheck Protection Program (PPP) May Run Out of Money Before Deadline
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Last month, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was extended from its original deadline of March 31 to its current deadline of May 31. However, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is now warning small businesses that the program may run out of money before the deadline passes. …
Read MoreU.S. House of Representatives Scheduled to Vote on Gender Pay Equity Bill This Week
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The U.S. House of Representatives is slated to vote this week on H.R. 7, a bill that would seek to address gender wage discrimination. If passed, this legislation would require employers to demonstrate that any gap in wages between a male and female employee was due to…
Read MorePresident Biden Announces American Jobs Plan Proposal
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Yesterday in Pittsburgh, PA, President Joe Biden announced his proposal for a sweeping infrastructure plan entitled The American Jobs Plan. In his remarks, President Biden stated that this plan would be “the largest American jobs investment since World War II”. The plan includes a proposed $174 billion…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Passes PPP Extension to May 31
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The U.S. Senate passed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 today in a vote of 92-7. This legislation extends the deadline for eligible businesses to submit applications for first or second-draw loans to their lender of choice to May 31, 2021. The program was originally slated to…
Read MoreBipartisan Coalition Introduce Securing America’s Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del), Richard Burr (R-NC), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich) introduced the Securing America’s Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act this morning. This legislation would improve and expand the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Investment Tax Credit (ITC) (commonly referred to as 30C).…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Small Business Committee Holds Hearing on SBA Loan Programs
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The United States Senate Committee on Small Business held a hearing yesterday entitled “Oversight of SBA’s COVID-19 Relief Programs”. This hearing was intended to evaluate the progress of SBA COVID-19 Relief Programs including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program, as well…
Read MoreSen. Feinstein and Sen. Padilla Urge White House to Reinstate California Clean Air Waiver
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), sent a letter this week to President Joe Biden pushing the White House to reinstate the California Clean Air Act Waiver. The waiver, which allows California the authority to set independent greenhouse gas and emission standards, was revoked under…
Read MoreASA Joins AAVOR in NHTSA Vehicle Data Access Comments
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Shops Need Data to Repair Customers’ Vehicles The Automotive Service Association (ASA), in partnership with members of the American Alliance for Vehicle Owner’s Rights (AAVOR), submitted comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in response to their document “Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety…
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