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For more information about the ASA PAC, click here. To become involved in the ASA PAC, start by signing the Permission Form allowing the PAC to solicit funds.
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Activists Sue Over ‘Quiet’ EPA Extension of Contested PM NAAQS Guide
May 7, 2012 - Environmentalists are suing EPA for its “quiet” extension of a guidance first issued by the Bush administration in 2007 on how states should implement the agency’s particulate matter (PM) ambient air standards, claiming EPA violated procedural requirements in its extension of a guide that activists are already contesting in a separate suit.
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Michigan Bill Will Increase Tort Liability Within Its No-Fault Insurance System
April 26, 2012 - Michigan House Bill 5362, introduced by Rep. Cindy Denby (R-47), recently passed in the Michigan House. This bill amends section 3e of MCL 500.3135, raising the tort liability from $500 to $1000.
ASA asks that Michigan repair shop owners send letters
of support for this bill to their state senators.
Send your letter now |
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Maryland’s Vehicle Refinishing Regulation Finalized
April 17, 2012 - Maryland’s Vehicle Refinishing Regulation has officially become effective as of April 16, 2012 and can be found on the Maryland Division of State Documents website. MORE
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Senate Passes Bill to Extend Federal Surface Transportation for 90 Days
March 29, 2012 - The Senate has passed a bill to extend federal surface transportation authority for 90 days. This will prevent a shutdown that would have put 130,000 federal highway projects at risk. The bill now goes to President Obama’s desk.
House Republicans have been unable to agree on a long-term highway bill. This has opened the door for Democrats to press House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to bring up the bipartisan Senate bill and allow it to pass with Democratic support.
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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Motor Vehicle Safety Provisions in Highway Bills
March 22, 2012 - The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade recently held a hearing to discuss the motor vehicle safety provisions in the House and Senate highway bills. Many witnesses expressed concern for overlapping themes that included standards for the use of new technology in vehicles, safety of passengers, and importance of accountability for vehicle related mishaps.
Read testimony from Ami Gadhia, Consumers Union
Read testimony from David Strickland, U.S. Department of Transportation |
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McCarran Ferguson Repeal for Health Insurers Amendment Passes House
March 22, 2012 - U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar‘s (R-AZ) amendment to H.R. 5, Restoring the Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Sector Insurers, passed on the House floor today. ASA supported H.R. 4626, and supports this latest Gosar amendment passed by the House.
Read the Gosar amendment |
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ASA Testifies before Massachusetts Joint Committee on Right to Repair
March 21, 2012 - ASA Mechanical Operations Committee member, Diane Larson, owner of Larson’s Service in Peabody, Mass., testified on behalf of the association before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure on a Right to Repair Hearing.
Read Larson's testimony |
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Total Loss Vehicle Amendment Allows Insurers to Make Loss Determination
Feb. 27, 2012 - An amendment may be offered to Florida House Bill 1101 eliminating the current 80 percent threshold for a total-loss vehicle to receive a certificate of destruction allowing potentially unsafe vehicles to be branded as “repairable” and put back on the roads. The amendment allows insurers to make the determination as to whether the vehicle receives a certificate of destruction.
ASA is opposed to this amendment and recently sent a letter of opposition to the Florida legislature.
Read the letter |
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NHTSA Announces Proposed Driver Distraction Guidelines for In-Vehicle Electronic Devices
Feb. 27, 2012 - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed, in the Federal Register, guidelines for vehicle manufacturers to help reduce the distraction of in-vehicle electronic devices. The proposed guidelines are designed for electronic devices that do not take part in safely operating the vehicle.
Click here to learn more.
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Houston Repairers: Proposed Licensing Ordinance Undergoes Update
Feb. 12, 2012 - A new version of the proposed licensing ordinance is available for review: click here.
Read the letter sent to the Houston mayor and city council Dec. 2, 2011. |
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U.S. House Judiciary Members Introduce Auto Parts Bill
U.S. Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., recently introduced H.R. 3889, the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales (PARTS) Act in the House of Representatives. The bill would amend the U.S. design patent law to change the period of design patent protection for automakers from 14 years to 30 months.
Click here to view the full text of the legislation.
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House Committee Holds Hearing on Chevy Volt Fires
The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight, and Government Spending held a hearing titled “Volt Vehicle Fire: What Did NHTSA Know and When Did They Know It?”
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NRC Releases Automotive Electronics Safety Report
The National Research Council’s (NRC) Transportation Research Board has released a study that included a review of automotive electronics safety. The Research Council’s study was requested in the aftermath of the 2009-2010 reports of sudden acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles.
Click here to view the NRC press release.
Click here to view the NRC report.
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