I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 799 
To prohibit the sale, lease, or use of recalled motor vehicles by Federal 
agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2023 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability 
A BILL 
To prohibit the sale, lease, or use of recalled motor vehicles 
by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shielding All Federal 
Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situa-
tions Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘SAFE CARS Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE, LEASE, OR USE OF RE-
CALLED 
MOTOR 
VEHICLES 
BY 
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES. 
(a) MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—If the head of an agency of the Federal Govern-
ment has received notification under section 30119 of title 
49, United States Code, that a motor vehicle owned by 
the agency, or an item of replacement equipment used in 
or on the vehicle, contains a defect related to motor vehicle 
safety or does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle 
safety standard prescribed under chapter 301 of such 
title— 
(1) the head of the agency may not— 
(A) sell the vehicle unless— 
(i) if a remedy for the defect or non-
compliance has been made available by the 
manufacturer at the time of sale, the de-
fect or noncompliance has been remedied 
as required under section 30120 of such 
title; or 
(ii) if a remedy for the defect or non-
compliance has not been made available by 
the manufacturer at the time of sale, the 
head of the agency notifies the purchaser 
of the vehicle of the defect or noncompli-
ance before the time of sale; or 
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(B) enter into an agreement to lease the 
vehicle to an individual or entity unless— 
(i) if a remedy for the defect or non-
compliance has been made available by the 
manufacturer at the time when the agree-
ment is entered into, the defect or non-
compliance has been remedied as required 
under section 30120 of such title; or 
(ii) if a remedy for the defect or non-
compliance has not been made available by 
the manufacturer at the time when the 
agreement is entered into, the head of the 
agency notifies the individual or entity of 
the defect or noncompliance before such 
time; 
(2) in the case in which the head of the agency 
has entered into an agreement to lease the vehicle to 
an individual or entity, and such agreement has not 
expired at the time of the notification, the head of 
the agency shall— 
(A) notify such individual or entity that 
the agency has received such notification; and 
(B) in the case in which such individual or 
entity is not the head of an agency of the Fed-
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eral Government, encourage such individual or 
entity to make all reasonable efforts to— 
(i) have the defect or noncompliance 
remedied as required under section 30120 
of such title; and 
(ii) prevent the use of such vehicle 
until the defect or noncompliance has been 
remedied as required under section 30120 
of such title; and 
(3) the head of the agency shall make all rea-
sonable efforts to prevent the use of such vehicle by 
individuals of the agency until the defect or non-
compliance has been remedied as required under sec-
tion 30120 of such title, unless the head of the agen-
cy makes a written determination that use of the ve-
hicle by individuals of the agency is necessary for a 
critical mission purpose and that such purpose out-
weighs any risks to health and safety caused by 
using the vehicle before the defect or noncompliance 
is remedied as required under section 30120 of such 
title. 
(b) MOTOR VEHICLES LEASED BY FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—If an entity notifies the head of an agency of the 
Federal Government that such entity has received a notifi-
cation under section 30119 of title 49, United States 
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Code, that a vehicle leased by the entity to the head of 
the agency, or an item of replacement equipment used in 
or on the vehicle, contains a defect related to motor vehicle 
safety or does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle 
safety standard prescribed under chapter 301 of such title, 
the head of the agency shall make all reasonable efforts 
to prevent the use of such vehicle by individuals of the 
agency until the defect or noncompliance has been rem-
edied as required under section 30120 of such title, unless 
the head of the agency makes a written determination that 
use of the vehicle by individuals of the agency is necessary 
for a critical mission purpose and that such purpose out-
weighs any risks to health and safety caused by using the 
vehicle before the defect or noncompliance is remedied as 
required under section 30120 of such title. 
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