H.R. 3281: RPM Act of 2019

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-17 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

RPM Act of 2019

Plain summary

Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2019 or the RPM Act of 2019 [ sic ] This bill authorizes the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls for vehicles that are not legal for operation on a street or highway and are used solely for competition.

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Official text

RPM Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · 133 cosponsors

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Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Scott Perry (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Young Kim (R-CA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), John Joyce (R-PA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Tracey Mann (R-KS) and 73 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3281.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3281 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117