S 655 · 106th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-03-17· Sponsored by Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 231.(1999-07-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act of 1999 - Amends Federal transportation law to require States receiving Federal funds for the compilation of passenger motor vehicle titling information, in licensing a passenger motor vehicle whose ownership has been transferred, to disclose on the certificate of title whenever records indicate that such vehicle was previously issued a title that contained a word or symbol signifying that it was "salvage," "older model salvage," "unrebuildable," "parts only," "scrap," "junk," "nonrepairable," "reconstructed," "rebuilt," or that it has been damaged by flood, and the name of the State that issued the title. (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring each State in licensing such vehicles to apply specified uniform standards, procedures, and methods for the issuance and control of motor vehicle titles and for information to be contained on such titles. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a record of the States which are in compliance with the uniform Federal title requirements; and (2) a mechanism to identify to interested parties which States are compliant. Directs the Secretary to prescri…

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S. 655, National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act of 1999

Jul 16, 1999

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 23, 1999

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Cosponsors (20)

1 Democrat19 Republicans