US Congress Senate Bill 4120 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expands early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. It requires such manufacturers to provide additional information on accidents that involve a serious injury or fatality and on settlements in civil actions that restrict disclosure of information. The bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make certain improvements to the publicly accessible vehicle safety databases of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It also requires DOT to provide public notice of each inspection or investigation related to motor vehicle accidents and make notices relating to enforcement actions available online.

Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2020

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4120/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4120/BILLS-116s4120is.pdf