Congress
The Center for Auto Safety in the nation's capital:
- keeping consumers up-to-date on auto related legislation and regulation
- working with congress and federal agencies to make our cars safer
- providing expert opinions and data in congressional testimony.
Auto Lobbying
Hearings
CAS Testimony
- Statement on S. 3302, The Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, Senate Commerce Committee, 5-19-10
- Statement on Proposed Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, House Energy & Commerce Committee, 5-6-10
- Statement on Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration, Senate Commerce Committee, 3-2-10
- Statement on Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration, House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, 2-24-10
- Statement on Ford Explorer/Firestone Tires, Senate Commerce Committee, 9-12-00
Congressional Action
- A Force to Fix Rental Car Policy
- NHTSA Letter to Senators Rockefeller and Pryor re: Officials Employed or Under Contract with Automakers
- Inquiry Finds No Evidence of Undue Influence on Safety Agency
- Auto Safety in the Breakdown Lane
- A Tougher Car Safety Agency
- Senators Criticize NHTSA for Preempting State Tort Law in Roof Crush Rule
General Accounting Office
- Department of Transportation - Key Issues and Management Challenges, 2013
- Effectiveness of Ford Transmission Settlement Still at Issue
- Department of Transportation's Investigation of Rear Brake Lockup Problems in 1980 X-Body Cars Should Have Been More Timely
- GAO Report - NHTSA Has Options to Improve the Safety Defect Recall Process - June 2011
- Improved Monitoring and Oversight of Traffic Safety Data Program Are Needed
- Opportunities Exist to Enhance NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program
- Foresight Issues Challenge DOT’s Efforts to Assess and Respond to New Technology-Based Trends
- NHTSA Should Resume Its Support of State Periodic Inspection Programs
