Motor Vehicle Safety and Cost Savings Authorization Act of 1982
Public Law 97-331 · H.R. 6273 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 15, 1982 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. Timothy Wirth (D-CO-2)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Motor Vehicle Safety and Cost Savings Authorization Act of 1982 - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 and the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1983 through 1985 to carry out provisions concerning: (1) motor vehicle safety standards; (2) bumper standards; (3) the automobile consumer information study; and (4) odomoter requirements.
Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to allow States to establish procedures to enforce safety standards identical to Federal standards.
Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from requiring independent tire dealers and distributors to complete or compile tire registration forms. Requires such dealers to furnish the first purchaser of a tire with a registration form which the purchaser may send directly to the manufacturer of the tire.
Directs the Secretary, at the end of the two-year period of the effective date of this Act, to evaluate the effectiveness of the registration procedures. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress before imposing any new requirements. Requires tire manufacturers to reimburse dealers and distributors for reasonable costs incurred with respect to any new requirements.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue a public notice of a recall of defective tires.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Oct 15, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-331.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jul 27, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jul 14, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jun 15, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jun 14, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 19, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- May 12, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- May 6, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- May 5, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.