S. 2736: RPM Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-14 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

RPM Act of 2021

Plain summary

Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2021 or the RPM Act of 2021 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. In relation to the exemption of competition vehicles from anti-tampering provisions, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is prohibited from creating or authorizing a database of vehicle registration information that is required to be consulted at the point of manufacture, sale, installation, or use of parts or components. Additionally, the EPA may not require the registration of a vehicle, or part or component of a vehicle, by the manufacturer, seller, purchaser, installer, or user of the vehicle. The regulation prescribed by the EPA regarding the exemption must include certain components, including a description of the reasonable conditions for the applicability of the exemption.

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Official text

RPM Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 33 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Barrasso (R-WY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Todd Young (R-IN), Tim Scott (R-SC), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Kennedy (R-LA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), John Thune (R-SD), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

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Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s2736.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s2736 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117