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PART Act

H.R. 621 Rep. James Baird (R-IN-4) In committee
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  1. Introduced Jan 30
  2. Committee Jan 30
  3. Passed House Next
  4. Passed Senate Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Jan 30, 2023Next: House vote
1356d ago Feb 10, 2023: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
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Summary

Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act or the PART Act

Full summary3 paragraphs

This bill establishes requirements for motor vehicles related to catalytic converters and other motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must revise the motor vehicle theft prevention standard for new motor vehicles to include catalytic converters among the parts that require an inscribed or affixed identifying number. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must establish a grant program through which law enforcement agencies and other entities can stamp vehicle identification numbers onto catalytic converters of existing vehicles.

The bill establishes retention requirements for the purchase of motor vehicle parts that contain precious metals. It also sets forth criminal penalties for the theft of catalytic converters or any precious metals removed from a vehicle.

Library of Congress summary, Jan 30, 2023

Summary versions
  • Introduced in HouseJan 30, 2023

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.