Information provided by the American Truck Dealers Association

What's new: On June 2, Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) reintroduced S.4657, the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act, a bill that would repeal the 12 percent Federal Excise Tax (FET) on new heavy-duty trucks and trailers.

Why it matters: ATD leads the industry effort for FET repeal. The FET, enacted more than a century ago, is the highest excise tax on a percentage basis. This burdensome tax hinders dealers' ability to sell the safest and cleanest trucks available today.

Tell me more: On April 30, Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) became the new lead sponsor of the House version, H.R. 2424, the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act after the passing of Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.).

What's next: Advocating for repeal of the FET will be a top priority at the ATD Legislative Fly-In in Washington on June 22-23.

Go deeper:

• ATD Press Release (New)
• ATD Issue Update (New)
• FET Issue Brief

So-Called "Right to Repair" Legislation (Updated)

What's new: On May 21, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 7389, the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act, which included the REPAIR Act (H.R. 1566), but in name only. The entire bill was stripped down to three provisions:  codifying the 2014 light-duty Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the 2015 heavy-duty truck MOU, and an FTC study on this issue that is due in 2030. NADA/ATD accepted these modifications.

Tell me more: Thanks to ATD/NADA's grassroots advocacy, the committee withdrew its problematic draft of the "REPAIR Act" and replaced it with this significantly scaled-back version.

The bottom line: The bill preserves the current, functional repair system without introducing new liabilities on dealers, opening warranty and recall work to third parties, or threatening state franchise law - all of which were provisions in previous versions of the bill.

What's next: NADA anticipates proponents of "right to repair" will try to restore their dropped language when the bill moves to the House floor, potentially later this month.

Go deeper:

• NADA/ATD Issue Alert (New)
• NADA Letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee (New)
• NADA Feb. 9 Letter opposing H.R. 1566
• NADA Opposition to "Right to Repair" Graphic
• NADA January 12 Coalition Letter Opposing "Right to Repair" Legislation
• NADA Issue Brief here.
• NADA's Letter to the House here, and a Letter to the Senate here.

Emission Control Devices Anti-Theft Legislation (Updated)

What's new: The bipartisan PART Act (H.R. 5221), which ATD/NADA supports, was not included in the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act that passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee on May 21.

Tell me more: Despite broad bipartisan support, the PART Act was dropped from the markup due to unrelated legislative debates within the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

What's next: ATD/NADA continues to advocate for passage of the PART