US Congress House Bill 2057 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 67-8)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2009 - Requires the manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold, leased, or otherwise introduced into U.S. commerce to: (1) provide to the vehicle owner and service providers all information necessary to diagnose, service, maintain, or repair the vehicle; (2) offer for sale to the vehicle owner and service providers any related tool or equipment; and (3) provide the information that enables aftermarket tool companies to manufacture tools with the same functional characteristics. Exempts trade secrets, so long as the information is not disclosed to authorized dealers or service providers. Authorizes enforcement of this Act by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and civil actions by state attorneys general, consumers, and service providers.

Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2009

Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Anh Cao [R-LA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Bob Etheridge [D-NC]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Thomas Perriello [D-VA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
2009-04-22		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB3181 (Related) 2010-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2057/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2057/BILLS-111hr2057ih.pdf