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Congress Continues Work to Reform New Health Care Law

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of health care legislation by a partisan vote of 219-212. President Obama signed the bill mandating health care coverage for most Americans into law.

House Judiciary Committee Considers Design Patents for Auto Replacement Parts

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The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on legislation that would create an exemption to allow companies to market collision repair parts without infringing a design patent. A design patent covers the ornamental design for an object having practical utility for a 14-year term.

Senate Approves $140 Billion in Tax Breaks

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The U.S. Senate passed a SEMA-supported bill to extend various expiring tax credits and deductions, including the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit. The House of Representatives passed a different version of the $140 billion bill last December.

Wilderness Legislation Threatens Off-Road Trails in Colorado

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The House Resources Committee held a hearing on the “Colorado Wilderness Act,” a bill to designate 850,000 acres in 34 separate areas as wilderness.

West Virginia Bill to Penalize Some Aftermarket Exhaust Systems Is Muffled

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SEMA-opposed legislation to provide that the noise from a motor-vehicle exhaust system that has been deemed “disturbing or unreasonably loud” constitutes the crime of disturbing the peace is dead for the year.

California Legislator Takes Stand Against Illegal Street Racing

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California Assemblymember Tony Mendoza, born in South Central Los Angeles, is the second youngest of nine children. As a young man living in a single-parent home, he witnessed firsthand the struggles of working families and the opportunities that a good education provides. [Read More]

Lawmakers Provide Tax Incentives to Hire Unemployed Workers

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Congress passed a SEMA-supported $16 billion “jobs bill” which is intended to expand the American workforce. Pending a final procedural vote by the Senate, the bill will be sent to President Obama to be signed into law.

Protect the Auto Hobby, Your Customers: Link to the SEMA Action Network!

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SEMA members can help raise awareness of the SEMA Action Network (SAN) by placing a SAN logo link to www.SEMASAN.com on your website.

Michigan Bill Would Increase Fees for Historic Vehicles

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SEMA is opposing legislation in the Michigan legislature that threatens to change the $30 registration fee for historic motor vehicles (renewable every 15 years) to an annual fee.
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