- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Jul 10, 2025
What it does
The Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act (PART Act) aims to reduce catalytic converter theft by requiring new vehicles to have marked converters, establishing a grant program for VIN stamping on converters, mandating record retention and traceable payments for sales of precious metal auto parts, and creating federal criminal penalties for theft or tampering. It affects vehicle manufacturers, owners, recyclers, repair shops, law enforcement, and sellers of auto parts, imposing requirements such as unique identification markings, seller information retention, and prohibitions on cash or digital asset transactions for catalytic converters. The bill directs the National Highway Traffic Safety…
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