To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting.

Bill: 112-hr-5859
Sponsor: Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2012-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
Life, casualty, property insurance
Motor vehicles
Retail and wholesale trades
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-30
text: 
Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness.
 
Declares any regulations promulgated pursuant to that requirement to have no force or effect.
 

action_date: 2012-07-10
text: 
Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness.
 
Declares any regulations promulgated pursuant to that requirement to have no force or effect.
 
Directs the Secretary, after providing for public comment, to study and report to Congress on the most useful data, format, and method for providing simple and understandable damage susceptibility information to consumers.
 

 

action_date: 2012-07-23
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness.
 
Declares any regulations promulgated pursuant to that requirement to have no force or effect.
 
Directs the Secretary, after providing for public comment, to study and report to Congress on the most useful data, format, and method for providing simple and understandable damage susceptibility information to consumers.
 

 

action_date: 2012-12-21
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness.
 
Declares any regulations promulgated pursuant to that requirement to have no force or effect.
 
Directs the Secretary, after providing for public comment, to study and report to Congress on the most useful data, format, and method for providing simple and understandable damage susceptibility information to consumers.
 

 

action_date: 2013-01-10
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness.
 
Declares any regulations promulgated pursuant to that requirement to have no force or effect.
 
Directs the Secretary, after providing for public comment, to study and report to Congress on the most useful data, format, and method for providing simple and understandable damage susceptibility information to consumers.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-10
text: Became Public Law No: 112-252.
action_date: 2013-01-10
text: Became Public Law No: 112-252.
action_date: 2013-01-10
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2013-01-10
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2012-12-31
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2012-12-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8378)
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8378)
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5098)
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5098)
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5859.
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5098-5100)
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: Mrs. Bono Mack moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2012-07-10
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 427.
action_date: 2012-07-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-591.
action_date: 2012-07-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-591.
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2012-05-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-30
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 112-252