RPM Act Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives|

SEMA President & CEO Chris Kersting today commended U.S. Representatives Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) for introducing H.R. 5434, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2022 (RPM Human action). The RPM Act of 2022 includes 5 other original sponsors: Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Bill Posey (R-FL), Gil Cisneros (D-CA), and Michael Burgess (R-TX). This bipartisan bill protects Americans' right to catechumen street vehicles into dedicated racecars and the motorsports-parts industry'southward ability to sell products that enable racers to compete.

The RPM Human activity reverses the EPA's estimation that the Clean Air Act does not let a motor vehicle designed for street use—including a car, truck, or motorbike—to exist converted into a dedicated racecar. This American tradition was unquestioned for near 50 years until 2022 when the EPA took the position that converted vehicles must remain emissions-compliant, even though they are no longer driven on public streets or highways.

"SEMA looks forward to working with Congress to enact the RPM Act and make permanent the Clean Air Human action's original intention that race vehicle conversions are legal," said Kersting. "We thank Representatives McHenry and Ruiz for introducing a bipartisan pecker that will protect racing and the businesses that produce, install, and sell the parts that enable racers to compete."

The RPM Act is well positioned to become police in 2020. The bill cleared several major legislative hurdles in the previous Congress, including passage by the U.South. Firm Energy and Commerce Committee and hearings in the House and Senate.

"I am proud to help protect our nation'due south automotive heritage and ensure motorsports enthusiasts beyond the country can keep the time-honored tradition of modifying stock vehicles for competitive racing," said Rep. Patrick McHenry.

H.R. 5434 is the House counterpart to the Senate'southward version of the bill, S. 2602, which was introduced by Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) and currently has 28 bipartisan cosponsors.

"Racing has always been close to my heart from the countless hours I spent with my begetter at the track," said Rep. Raul Ruiz. "I am glad to support automobile owners and race enthusiasts effectually the country in their passion for racing, working on cars, and sharing moments with their sons and daughters under the hood."

Motorsports competition involves tens of thousands of participants and vehicle owners each year, both amateur and professional. Retail sales of racing products make upward a almost $2 billion market annually. Almost of the vehicles raced on the estimated 1,300 racetracks operating across the U.Due south. are converted vehicles that the EPA considers to be illegal.

It is of import that members of Congress hear from the racing and automotive enthusiast communities nearly the importance of passing the RPM Act into police force in 2020. To write a alphabetic character to your members of Congress, visit www.sema.org/rpm.