[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2398 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2398

To amend a provision of title 49, United States Code, relating to motor 
                    vehicle safety civil penalties.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2014

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Nelson) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend a provision of title 49, United States Code, relating to motor 
                    vehicle safety civil penalties.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Automaker Accountability Act of 
2014''.

SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE CIVIL PENALTIES.

    Section 30165(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by inserting ``or causes the violation 
                        of'' after ``violates''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$25,000''; and
                    (B) by striking the third sentence;
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$10,000'' 
                and inserting ``$100,000''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the second 
                sentence; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or causes 
                the violation of'' after ``violates'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``$5,000'' 
                and inserting ``$25,000''; and
                    (C) by striking the third sentence.
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