US Congress House Bill 5859 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on January 10 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-10 - Became Public Law No: 112-252.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness. Declares any regulations promulgated pursuant to that requirement to have no force or effect. Directs the Secretary, after providing for public comment, to study and report to Congress on the most useful data, format, and method for providing simple and understandable damage susceptibility information to consumers.

To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting.

Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-10	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-252.
2013-01-10	Senate	Signed by President.
2012-12-31	Senate	Presented to President.
2012-12-27	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-12-21	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2012-12-21	Senate	Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8378)
2012-07-24	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2012-07-23	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-07-23	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5098)
2012-07-23	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5859.
2012-07-23	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5098-5100)
2012-07-23	House	Mrs. Bono Mack moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-07-10	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 427.
2012-07-10	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-591.
2012-06-20	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
2012-06-20	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-06-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2012-05-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HB5648 (Related) 2012-05-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB3656 (Related) 2012-12-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5859/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5859/BILLS-112hr5859ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5859/BILLS-112hr5859rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5859/BILLS-112hr5859eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5859/BILLS-112hr5859enr.pdf