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New 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…
Read MoreASA 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…
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