House Committee Approves Auto Safety Bill
Posted on June 2nd, 2012 by Oddo & Babat, P.C.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved an auto safety bill where 鈥渁utomakers would be required to meet new safety standards to prevent unintended acceleration in vehicles鈥� as well as 鈥渘ew rules for brake override systems and vehicle black boxes and tougher penalties for slowing down a recall. 鈥滱P(5/26, Thomas).鈥� The Washington Post (5/27, Whoriskey) reports that the bill seeks to make the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration鈥檚 oversight 鈥渕ore aggressive鈥� and would prohibit NHTSA employees from lobbying activities, on behalf of automakers, within a year of their employment. ,Oddo & Babat will continue to monitor this bill, and will provide updates on its progress.
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