3.0.0 3502 2020-02-12T18:54:41Z 2020-02-12T18:54:41Z Senate S S 2012-08-02 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-08-02T19:59:35Z Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act 112 3706 S 2012-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 112 6094 HR 2012-07-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Identical bill CRS 2012-08-02 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2012-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2012-08-02 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Department of Transportation Lease and rental services Motor vehicles Product safety and quality Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2012-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2012-09-11T20:52:54Z Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 - Requires a rental company that receives a Secretary of Transportation (DOT) ordered notification from the manufacturer of a covered rental vehicle of equipment defect, or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards, during the vehicle rental period to contact the renter and any authorized driver of the vehicle about the defect or noncompliance.

Covers a rental vehicle: (1) rated at 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less, (2) rented without a driver for an initial term of under 4 months, and (3) that is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more motor vehicles used for rental purposes by a rental company.

Authorizes a rental company that receives notification of a defect or the noncompliance of a new vehicle or new replacement vehicle equipment in the company's possession to rent such vehicle or equipment only if the defect or noncompliance is remedied.

Prohibits a rental company from knowingly making inoperable any safety devices or elements of design installed on or in a compliant motor vehicle or vehicle equipment unless the company reasonably believes such vehicle or equipment will not be used when the devices or elements are inoperable.

Authorizes the Secretary, upon request, to inspect records of a rental company with respect to a safety investigation. Authorizes the Secretary to require a rental company to keep records or make reports for purposes of compliance with federal motor vehicle safety orders or regulations.

Authorizes the Secretary to study the effectiveness of the amendments made by this Act and of other activities of rental companies.

]]> Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 Display Title Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit rental of motor vehicles under a safety recall because of a defect related to motor vehicle safety or noncompliance with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard until the defect or noncompliance is remedied, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3502is/xml/BILLS-112s3502is.xml 2012-08-02 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.