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The Automotive Service Association (ASA) advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services. Our Washington, D.C., office – located just steps away from the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives office buildings – is ASA members’ link to the legislative and regulatory issues that are most relevant to automotive repair businesses.
ASA monitors issues at the state and federal level, identifying legislation and regulations most important to members. ASA’s D.C. office serves as an advocate on Capitol Hill and with federal agencies on behalf of independent repairers. ASA provides information and grassroots opportunities through its legislative website, TakingTheHill.org, and various association publications. ASA’s goal is to advance the plight of independent automotive repairers, protecting our members from legislation and regulations that may harm their businesses, and advancing those policies that make our members’ businesses stronger.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposal to retain, without changes, the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) including both fine particles (PM2.5) and coarse particles (PM10). Per the EPA, this proposal comes after careful review and consideration of the most current available scientific evidence…
Read MoreThe U.S. Congress recently passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in response to the COVID19 pandemic. In these unprecedented times, the CARES Act authorized $349 billion in loans to small businesses that can be forgiven, provided the loans keep workers on payroll and don’t cut compensation,…
Read MoreThe Automotive Service Association (ASA) joined aftermarket coalition associations requesting Congress expand the authority of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in the Fourth Stimulus package coming up for consideration. “The PPP program has been popular with automotive repairers but with the increasing economic impact on shops by the COVIC-19 pandemic, ASA…
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The U.S. House of Representatives’ Rules Committee will consider advancing H.R. 7980, the End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024. This bill would disqualify electric vehicles (EVs) from receiving the clean vehicle tax credit if “components contained in the drive battery or any material contained in…
Read MoreThe California Legislature sent to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk a bill – Assembly Bill (AB) 2448 – that would create an “Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone” in Riverside County. It would create “programs to make electric vehicle manufacturing jobs and education more accessible to lower income communities.” It would also…
Read MoreA study conducted by researchers at Harvard University has found that some rural communities are losing access to EV charging infrastructure. According to the study, there are thirty-four counties in the United States that used to have operating EV charging stations that no longer have any EV charging stations in…
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