S. 376: Safe RIDE Act of 2021
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S. 376: Safe RIDE Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-23 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Safe RIDE Act of 2021
Plain summary
Safe Recall Information Distributed Equitably Act of 2021 or the Safe RIDE Act of 2021 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study motor vehicle recalls and the reasons why vehicle owners do not have repairs performed for vehicles subject to such recalls. It also directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study how vehicle recall notices can (1) more effectively reach vehicle owners, (2) be made easier for consumers to understand, and (3) incentivize vehicle owners to complete the repairs described in such notices.
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Official text
Safe RIDE Act of 2021
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · 2 cosponsors
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Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s376.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s376 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117