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ASA Signs onto Letter to NGA
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The Automotive Service Association, joined other automotive service providers and suppliers, in signing onto a letter addressed to Bill McBride, Executive Director of the National Governors Association, stressing the impact of COVID19 on small businesses. The letter urges Mr. McBride to “urge your members to take immediate…
Read MoreASA Signs on to COVID-19 Disaster Relief Coalition Letter
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation On Friday, the Automotive Service Association signed on to a letter to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) requesting COVID-19 disaster relief to small businesses and their employees where the core functions of the business cannot switch…
Read MoreU.S. Senator Introduces New Privacy Legislation
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced a new data privacy bill. The bill, similar to the staff discussion draft introduced by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) last year, creates a national privacy standard that would preempt state laws, unlike privacy legislation introduced by Democrat U.S. Senator Maria…
Read MoreU.S. DOL Publishes Final Rule on IRAPs
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule “that will help expand apprenticeships in the United States by establishing a system for advancing the development of high quality, Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). In a press release the DOL states that, “this new rule offers employers,…
Read MoreU.S. House Committee on Financial Services holds Auto Insurance Hearing
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, “Drivers of Discrimination: An Examination of Unfair Premiums, Practices, and Policies in the Auto Insurance Industry.” The purpose of the hearing was to consider two pieces of legislation that would remove non-driving related factors to be…
Read MoreASA and U.S. Vehicle Data Access Coalition Comments on AV Draft
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The Automotive Service Association (ASA), as a member of the U.S. Vehicle Data Access Coalition, submitted comments to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee urging lawmakers to consider adding a vehicle data access portion to the draft autonomous vehicle legislation. In…
Read MoreNHTSA Extends Comment Period for ADAS Research
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is extending the comment period on the Advanced Driver Assisted Systems (ADAS) Draft Research Test Procedures Request for Comment (RFQ) to March 6, 2020. The RFQ was published on November 21, 2019 and was intended to be closed for comment on…
Read MoreHouse Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Autonomous Vehicles
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation Committee Staff Releases DRAFT AV Bill The U.S. House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce held a hearing entitled, “Autonomous Vehicles: Promises and Challenges of Evolving Automotive Technologies.” In opening statements, Members of the Committee expressed similar sentiments regarding their support and the need for autonomous vehicle…
Read MoreWhite House 2021 Budget Proposal Includes Increase for Career and Technical Education Programs
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation This week the White House unveiled its 2021 fiscal year budget proposal. The $4.8 trillion proposal included a $900 million increase in funding for career and technical education (CTE) programs. U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stated that “we’re asking for new resources for career and…
Read MoreASA Signs On Comments for U.S. House AV Hearing
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The Automotive Service Association (ASA) signed on to the Coalition for Future Mobility and the U.S. Vehicle Data Access Coalition’s letters that were submitted to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce in response to a hearing convened today entitled, “Autonomous Vehicles: Promises and Challenges…
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