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49 U.S.C. 32302: Passenger motor vehicle information

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-272. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 9297 Pedestrian Protection Act · introduced · would change (f), (g)

How it got here

2021

  • Pub. L. 117–58, §24213(b)(1), inserted "(referred to in this section as the 'Secretary')" after "of Transportation" in introductory provisions. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–58, §24213(b)(2), added subsecs. (e) and (f). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (e), (f)

2015

  • Pub. L. 114–94 added subsec. (c). (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (c)

2013

  • Pub. L. 112–252, §2(a), inserted at end "The Secretary, after providing an opportunity for public comment, shall study and report to Congress the most useful data, format, and method for providing simple and understandable damage susceptibility information to consumers." Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 112–252, §1, struck out subsec. (c). Text read as follows: "The Secretary shall prescribe regulations that require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information the Secretary develops and provides to the dealers that compares insurance costs fo… Law text · (c)

2012

  • Pub. L. 112–141, §31305(b)(1), inserted ", crash avoidance, and any other areas the Secretary determines will improve the safety of passenger motor vehicles" after "crashworthiness". (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" or the "MAP-21) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 112–141, §31305(b)(2), struck out par. (4) which read as follows: "vehicle operating costs dependent on the characteristics referred to in clauses (1)–(3) of this subsection, including insurance information obtained under section 32303 of this title." (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" or the "MAP-21) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 112–141, §31306, added subsec. (d). (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" or the "MAP-21) Law text · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.