PART Act

1/18/2024, 5:57 AM

Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act or the PART Act

This bill establishes requirements for motor vehicles related to catalytic converters and other motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must revise the motor vehicle theft prevention standard for new motor vehicles to include catalytic converters among the parts that require an inscribed or affixed identifying number. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must establish a grant program through which law enforcement agencies and other entities can stamp vehicle identification numbers onto catalytic converters of existing vehicles.

The bill establishes retention requirements for the purchase of motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals. It also sets forth criminal penalties for the theft of catalytic converters or any precious metals removed from a vehicle.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 621

Introduced on
2023-01-30

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

1/30/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act or the PART Act

This bill establishes requirements for motor vehicles related to catalytic converters and other motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must revise the motor vehicle theft prevention standard for new motor vehicles to include catalytic converters among the parts that require an inscribed or affixed identifying number. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must establish a grant program through which law enforcement agencies and other entities can stamp vehicle identification numbers onto catalytic converters of existing vehicles.

The bill establishes retention requirements for the purchase of motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals. It also sets forth criminal penalties for the theft of catalytic converters or any precious metals removed from a vehicle.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo prevent the theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Transportation and Public Works

Potential Impact
Crime prevention
Crimes against property
Law enforcement administration and funding
Metals
Motor vehicles

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/17/2023

Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act or the PART Act

This bill establishes requirements for motor vehicles related to catalytic converters and other motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals.

The National Highwa...


Latest Action2/10/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.