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H.R. 724: To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles.

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H.R. 724: To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-14 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-109.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 2 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR724 (2014-01-08), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-109. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement that a dealer of new light-duty motor vehicles furnish a certification to the purchaser that the vehicle conforms to applicable regulations concerning emission standards, including notice of warranty rights should the vehicle fail to conform to such regulations.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · 106 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), David P. Joyce (R-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Bill Foster (D-IL), Andy Barr (R-KY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ) and 46 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr724 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113