3.0.0 6256 2022-02-08T23:15:17Z 2022-02-08T23:15:17Z House HR 2020-03-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALLONE:H.R. 6256.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 of the Consitutionof the United States, Congress has the power to ``regulatecommerce with foreign nations, and among the several states,and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H1671]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-12T13:05:00Z 2020-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2020-03-12 True Transportation and Public Works Advanced technology and technological innovations Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Motor vehicles Product safety and quality Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-03-12 Introduced in House 2020-07-08T18:28:45Z Five-Stars for Safe Cars Act

This bill addresses consumer information related to passenger motor vehicles.

Among other requirements, the Department of Transportation must

  • publish a report on efforts over the next five-year period to improve passenger motor vehicle information, including damage susceptibility;
  • finalize its New Car Assessment Program which provides comparative information on the safety of new vehicles to assist consumers with vehicle purchasing decisions and encourages motor vehicle manufacturers to make vehicle safety improvements;
  • update and create crash avoidance tests and ratings such as forward automatic emergency braking (i.e., forward collision warning, crash imminent braking, and dynamic brake support);
  • establish tests and ratings for pedestrian, bicyclist, and other vulnerable road users crashworthiness, including the potential risks of injuries to the head, pelvis, upper and lower leg, and crash avoidance;
  • create a combined overall five-star vehicle rating and separate five-star ratings for crashworthiness for adults, crashworthiness for elderly occupants and children, crash avoidance, and pedestrian and bicycling crashworthiness and crash avoidance;
  • complete research into the development of tests for safety features, including automatic collision notification, lane keeping assistance, traffic jam assist, and passive drunk driving prevention systems; and
  • update passenger motor vehicle information to expand consumer access to vehicles with improved safety.
]]> Five-Stars for Safe Cars Act Display Title Five-Stars for Safe Cars Act Official Title as Introduced To require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to update the motor vehicle information required to be submitted to the Administration to assist a consumer in buying a passenger motor vehicle. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Five-Stars for Safe Cars Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6256ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6256ih.xml 2020-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.