SEMA President Urges Congress to Support RPM Act
SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting testified before the U.S. Senate Clean Air Subcommittee recently in support of S. 203, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act.
TIA Urges Congress to Cover Hurricane Irma in Disaster Relief Bill
The Tire Industry Association and members of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Coalition has begun to lobby Congress to apply WOTC to recent natural disasters to help businesses recover from the devastation.
Marangoni Hosts Congressman Jim Cooper
Marangoni Tread North America hosted U.S. Congressman Jim Cooper at its headquarters in to promote “Retread Instead.”
Marangoni Hosts U.S. Congresswoman Diane Black
Marangoni Tread North America hosted U.S. Congresswoman Diane Black during Made in America week at their headquarters in Madison, Tenn., to promote the retreading industry.
Congress Introduces Bill to Delay New Overtime Rules
The House of Representatives has introduced a bill to delay changes to overtime regulations by six months. The ruling being challenged allows increases in the overtime salary exemption from $23,660 to $47,476. Any exempt employee making less than $47,476 would eligible for overtime pay effective Dec. 1. When introduced by Rep. Tim Walberg (Mich.), Walberg
Congress to Vote on Tire Registration, Fuel Efficiency Standards Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are each expected to vote this week on the House-Senate conference report for HR 22, federal highway legislation. Included in the measure are three provisions advocated by RMA: setting minimum tire performance standards for tire fuel efficiency and wet traction; tire registration at point-of-sale; and the creation of
Congress Adjourns With No Action on Tire Registration
Yesterday, the Senate passed a long-term highway-funding bill, which included provisions for a mandatory tire registration system. The bill was sent to the House for consideration, but is not expected to make it through Congress any time soon – if at all. At the end of the day, both the Senate and House adjourned for
RMA-Backed Tire Registration, Performance Bill Introduced in Congress
First there was the TREAD Act. Now we could soon see the TESR Act – properly titled the Tire Efficiency, Safety and Registration Act of 2015. The bipartisan Senate Bill 1741 was introduced yesterday in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and co-sponsored by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS).
U.S. Congress Members Introduce Vehicle Safety Bill
Members of the energy and commerce committee and its subcommittee on commerce manufacturing and trade introduced a bill to enhance oversight, improve information-sharing and promote safety of American cars. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Frank Pallone and eight other members of the committee introduced the Vehicle Safety Improvement Act, which takes the lessons learned from the
Congress Acts! Prepares to Make Eco-Innovation Nearly Impossible
A seemingly minor legislative move in Congress (wait a minute, something happened in Congress?) could have massive ramifications to the tire industry. HR 4012 – the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 – would force the EPA to find, access, make public and verify independently ALL scientific and technical information connected to any proposed action