3.0.0 1445 2023-01-11T13:22:35Z 2023-01-11T13:22:35Z Senate S S 2011-07-28 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-07-28T20:54:25Z 2011-07-28 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2011-07-28 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-07-28 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2011-07-28 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-07-28 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Motor vehicles Product safety and quality Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2011-11-09T20:18:57Z Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2011 - Makes it unlawful for a rental company, unless the defect or noncompliance has already been remedied, to rent, lease, or sell a covered vehicle on or after the earlier of: (1) the receipt by the company of a Secretary of Transportation (DOT) ordered notification from the manufacturer that the vehicle or equipment is defective or is noncompliant with federal motor vehicle safety standards; or (2) when the vehicle or equipment manufacturer gives notice to owners, purchasers, and dealers that the vehicle or equipment contains a defect or is noncompliant.

Requires a rental company that receives a notification of a vehicle or equipment defect or noncompliance during the vehicle rental or lease period to: (1) contact the renter or lessee and any authorized driver of the covered vehicle about the defect or noncompliance; and (2) offer to provide them, at no additional cost, with a comparable alternative vehicle until the defect or noncompliance has been remedied.

Treats violations of the requirements of this Act as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Subjects persons who violate such requirements to certain penalties.

Requires the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to report to Congress on: (1) sales of motor vehicles to rental companies without standard safety features, and (2) sales by rental companies of covered vehicles known to include safety defects before they are recalled.

]]> Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2011 Display Title Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to designate certain conduct by car and truck rental companies relating to motor vehicle safety defects and recalls as unfair and deceptive acts or practices to be regulated by the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1445is/xml/BILLS-112s1445is.xml 2011-07-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.