Progress!! on rental car safety

Today the U.S. Senate and House took a major step toward making the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act, named for my beautiful, treasured daughters, the law of the land. The Act would prohibit nearly all rental car companies, including some larger car dealers, from renting, loaning, or selling recalled vehicles until the safety defects have been repaired. Existing federal law prohibits dealers from selling recalled NEW vehicles, but there is no similar law regarding rental cars or used cars. If the bill passes, for the first time, the safety agency would be able to police used vehicles provided by rental car companies, including car dealers, as rentals or loaners -- but thanks to a last-minute loophole added at the behest of auto dealers, the Act would apply only if the company rents or loans a fleet of 35 or more vehicles, on average – excluding many auto dealers. I'm worried about the loaner car loophole for shady car dealers, and remain committed to closing that dangerous safety gap. Car dealers should not be allowed to loan or rent cars with lethal safety defects that can maim or kill people. NHTSA should be empowered to crack down on them, to save lives. Next: Final votes in the House and Senate, and then, if all goes well, the President's signature!! Thank you again for helping get us this far!