S2238-119

In Committee

PART Act

119th Congress Introduced Jul 10, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prevent the theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1C9B2E645FB04146AF61C94C50AF1469: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act or the PART Act.
  • Section idc13e2c005a8b41dda81b1955ec281327: 2. Definition of catalytic converter In this Act, the term catalytic converter means any of the following: Any device installed in the exhaust system of an...
  • Section H382C688EFF45471A8044B72AEAD19550: 3. Requirements for new motor vehicle regulations relating to catalytic converters Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the...
  • Section H77BA2F605D6F484082F4DB675CB649E2: 4. Grant program for VIN stamping In this section: The term covered activity, with respect to a motor vehicle, means die or pin stamping of an identification...
  • Section HE4252DF9572F44BF8D490AE76DBABDD5: 5. Requirements for purchase of catalytic converters and retention of seller information Section 33101(7) of title 49, United States Code (as redesignated by...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prevent the theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Criminal Justice, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prevent the theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Criminal Justice Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies:
transportation operators and travelers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 10, 2025

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Moreno) introduced the following …

Jul 10, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Jul 10, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Criminal Justice Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"stamping" §H77BA2F605D6F484082F4DB675CB649E2

stamping— in a typed (not handwritten) font

"unique part identification number, with respect to a motor vehicle part," §HE4252DF9572F44BF8D490AE76DBABDD5

a unique part identification number that—(i)is marked, etched, or engraved on the motor vehicle part

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