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Read. Follow. Verify.The Preventing Auto Recycling Theft (PART) Act
Last action · February 10, 2026: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.Sponsors: James Baird and 68 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill aims to reduce theft by requiring new vehicles to have traceable identification numbers on these parts. It also creates a federal grant program to help law enforcement, repair shops, and fleet owners mark existing catalytic converters with unique IDs and high-visibility paint.
The bill mandates new federal tracking standards for vehicle parts and provides grants for marking s, which could impact vehicle manufacturing costs and provide new tools for law enforcement to track stolen property.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Automobile Manufacturers
Must comply with new federal standards for marking catalytic converters on new vehicles.
Law Enforcement Agencies
Gain access to a database of unique part identification numbers and are eligible for federal grants to mark converters.
Automobile Repair Shops and Dealers
Eligible to receive federal grants to provide catalytic converter marking services to the public.
Key Facts
- Requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to include catalytic converters in motor vehicle theft prevention standards within 180 days of enactment.
- Mandates that new vehicle catalytic converters be marked with a unique identification number linked to a law enforcement-accessible database.
- Establishes a federal grant program for law enforcement, dealers, repair shops, and fleet owners to fund the stamping of VINs or unique IDs onto catalytic converters.
- Requires that stamped identification numbers be applied via die or pin stamping and covered with high-visibility, high-heat theft deterrence paint.
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- Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prioritize grant funding for areas with the highest rates of catalytic converter theft.
- Defines 'catalytic converter' to include devices for internal combustion engines, diesel oxidation catalysts, and diesel particulate filters.
- Grant funds may be used for equipment and materials but explicitly exclude the payment of wages.
- New vehicle marking requirements apply to vehicles 6 months after the Secretary finalizes the relevant regulations, regardless of model year or manufacture date.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
6 actions- Feb 10, 2026HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Feb 10, 2026HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Sep 9, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Sep 9, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sep 9, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
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60 Plus Association
2026
“Signed a coalition letter opposing any efforts to raise the corporate tax rate above the 21% level set in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Signed a coalition in support of the Family Business Legacy Act, H.R. 6329. This legislation creates parity in the tax code between the estate and gift taxes by allowing an estate tax deduction for contributions to 501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) organizations. Signed a coalition letter urging opposition to proposals that would raise taxes on carried interest investment income.The letter is urging Congress to reject the misnamed Carried Interest Fairness Act, legislation recently reintroduced by Senators Tammy Baldwin, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and other progressive members of Congress. This legislation that would increase the tax rate on carried interest investment by 70%, from 23.8% to 40.8%. Signed a coalition letter in support of H.R.574 - ALIGN Act and highlight the 100% bonus depreciation provision's importance as the tax cut reauthorization efforts continue. Signed a coalition to support of repealing IRA's green new deal subsidies in reconciliation to pay for tax cuts. Signed a coalition letter regarding digital services taxes (DST) in an effort to stop Canadas imposition of a discriminatory digital services tax (DST) on U.S. firms and your efforts to include restrictions on the imposition of DSTs and other unfair digital policies in recently announced trade agreements-providing a model for future trade negotiations. Signed a coalition letter urging the President to index capital gains for inflation.”
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on behalf of Association of Community Cancer Centers
2018
“Excluding Part B payments from CMS' Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) adjustment under the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Reimbursement for care planning for cancer patients in the Medicare Program (The Cancer Care Planning & Communications (CCPC) Act (H.R. 5160)) ”
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Federalization of Theft Deterrence
The bill shifts the responsibility for catalytic converter theft prevention from purely local law enforcement to a federal regulatory framework involving the NHTSA.
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