Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2002
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Aug 1, 2002)
Directs the Department of Justice to publish best practices for the States to use: (1) in licensing auto body shops that perform work paid for by insurers; and (2) in licensing medical treatment provided to people who are injured in automobile accidents.
Requires the Attorney General to cooperate with the offices of the U.S. Attorneys to: (1) aggressively investigate fraudulent chop shops, salvage yards, and automobile insurance fraud; and (2) report statistics on such investigations, prosecutions, and convictions.
Directs the Attorney General to establish investigative and prosecutorial special units in such offices in the ten U.S. cities most severely affected by automobile insurance fraud in order to investigate and prosecute it.
What just happenedAug 1, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Aug 1, 2002IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Aug 1, 2002IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate