3.0.0 2949 2023-01-11T13:25:18Z 2023-01-11T13:25:18Z Senate S S 2014-11-20 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-11-20T18:10:36Z 2014-11-20 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2014-11-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2014-11-20 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2014-11-20 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2014-11-20 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2014-11-20 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2014-12-02 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Employment discrimination and employee rights Motor vehicles Product safety and quality Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2014-11-20 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-08T16:15:59Z Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act - Prescribes certain whistleblower incentives and protections for motor vehicle manufacturer, part supplier, or dealership employees or contractors who voluntarily provide the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) information relating to any motor vehicle defect, noncompliance, or any violation of any notification or reporting requirement which is likely to cause unreasonable risk of death or serious physical injury.

Authorizes the Secretary to pay awards to one or more whistleblowers in an aggregate amount of up to 30% of total monetary sanctions collected pursuant to an administrative or judicial action resulting in aggregate monetary sanctions exceeding $1 million.

Prohibits an award to any whistleblower who knowingly and willfully makes false representations. Subjects such a whistleblower to criminal penalties.

]]> Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act Display Title Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve motor vehicle safety by encouraging the sharing of certain information. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act Introduced in Senate 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2949is/xml/BILLS-113s2949is.xml 2014-11-20 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.