Automotive Innovation and Productivity Act of 1979
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Automotive Innovation and Productivity Act of 1979 - Title I: National Center for Automotive Research - Establishes a governmental corporation to be known as the National Automotive Research Corporation which shall be managed and administered by a National Automotive Innovation and Productivity Board. Establishes a National Center for Automotive Research, which shall be administered by the Corporation in accordance with policies established by the Board, to conduct research, development, and demonstration programs which will help achieve in the automotive field the goals established by Federal pollution, safety, energy efficiency, and other laws. Directs the Board to select a Director of the Center who, with the concurrence of the Board, may enter into such contracts and arrangements with government agencies, universities, nonprofit organizations, profitmaking corporations, and individuals as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. Requires the Board and the Director to jointly prepare a short, medium, and long-range plan of activities for the Center. Directs the first of such plans to be prepared within one year after the selection of the Director, and updated biannually. Requires the Director to submit annual reports of the Center's activities to the Board, the President, and the Congress. Authorizes the President to transfer to and vest in the Corporation: (1) any or all automotive research, development, and demonstration programs currently being conducted by other Federal agencies; (2) all functions, duties, and powers of any officer or employee of the United States which relate primarily to programs or activities of automotive research; and (3) so much of the costs and funding as are allocable to the programs which are transferred to the Corporation. Declares that any of the programs, activities, functions, powers, or duties transferred to the Corporation shall not include any regulatory or rulemaking function, power, duty, or responsibility. Title II: Special Assistant for Automotive Affairs - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of Special Assistant for Automotive Affairs. Makes the Special Assistant responsible for the review and coordination of all aspects of Federal governmental activity which directly or indirectly affect the automotive industry, and for the oversight and implementation of existing Federal laws and programs in the automotive field. Requires the Special Assistant to report to Congress from time to time on the accomplishments, status, and prospects in the automotive field. Title III: Manufacturer's Excise Tax on Automobiles - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a $10 tax on the sale by the manufacturer of each automobile. Directs that amounts equivalent to such taxes shall be appropriated to the Corporation out of moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on July 10, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on July 10, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
GEORGE BROWN (D-CA) introduced it on July 10, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on July 10, 1979, 17229 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17229 days ago, on July 10, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers