Bipartisan Support for Total-Loss Disclosure Bills Grows in Congress

Bipartisan Support for Total-Loss Disclosure Bills Grows in Congress

In the short time since NADA-backed vehicle total-loss disclosure, legislation was introduced in both the House and Senate with a growing number of lawmakers adding their support to the bill.

Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.), who introduced the Senate bill (S. 3707), has added Sens. George Allen (R-Va.), Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), John Ensign (R-Nev.), Rick Santorum (R-Pa.)and David Vitter (R-La.) as cosponsors of the initiative, which would require that totaled, flood-damaged and stolen vehicles be permanently “red-flagged” in publicly accessible databases. This would give consumers and dealers more complete pictures of the history of these vehicles.

Meanwhile, the House bill (H.R. 6093) has attracted seven cosponsors only one week after Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) introduced it. Reps. John Campbell (R-Calif.), John Mica (R-Fla.), Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), Charlie Bass (R-N.H.), Robert Brady (D-Pa.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) have all signed on to the bill.

Although Congress will recess briefly before the November elections, there is still plenty of time for senators and representatives to cosponsor S. 3707 and H.R. 6093 before the end of the legislative session.

NADA encourages all dealers to contact their senators and representatives to ask them to cosponsor this important legislation, which will help consumers and dealers make more informed decisions about the safety and fair market value of used cars.

For more information, contact John OêDonnell in the WANADA office at (202) 237-7200.