The Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act clarifies that the Clean Air Act allows motor vehicles to be converted into dedicated race cars and that it is legal to produce, sell and install race parts for those vehicles. As Congress prepares to come back into session in September, the RPM Act enters a critical period. The legislation has strong bipartisan support, including 60 co-sponsors for the House bill (H.R. 5434) and 29 co-sponsors for the Senate bill (S. 2602), but lawmakers in Congress need to hear from SEMA members about why the bill is important to motorsports parts businesses in order to enact the bill into law in 2020.
May 18, 2021
An appreciation for the automotive hobby began early for former U.S. Representative David Valadao (R-CA).
Former U.S. Representative Jason Lewis (R-MN) served the south Twin Cities metro area in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, where he was involved in the SEMA-supported Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus.
U.S. Representative Ted Budd (R-NC) is currently serving in his second term representing North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, which spans five counties between Statesville and Greensboro.
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Now that the RPM Act has been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate during the 2019-2020 session of Congress, it’s up to industry and the racing community to ensure that our elected officials in Washington, DC make passing the bill a top priority!
This bipartisan bill protects Americans’ right to convert street vehicles into dedicated racecars and the motorsports parts industry’s right to sell products that enable racers to compete.
The RPM Act needs your support.
The RPM Act needs your support.
The RPM Act needs your support.