,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbc,ms4 
,porter introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require rental companies to provide     
consumer protections in renting motor   
vehicles to consumers1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rental ,car        
,consumer ,protection ,act4  #b4        
,consumer protection requirements in    
renting motor vehicles  7a7             
,reservations ,if a rental company      
allows a consumer to make a reservation 
for a covered rental vehicle1 such      
rental company shall make available to  
such consumer the vehicle reserved--    
7#a7 within #a_/b hour of the reserved  
time2 and  7#b7 at the reserved         
location4  7b7 ,deceptive advertising ,a
 rental company may not advertise or    
represent that a consumer may make a    
reservation for a covered rental vehicle

 unless such rental company maintains   
the procedures required by subsection   
7c74  7c7 ,records  7#a7 ,in general ,a 
rental company that allows consumers to 
make reservations for covered rental    
vehicles shall maintain procedures      
reasonably calculated to fulfill such   
reservations4  7#b7 ,procedures ,the    
procedures required by paragraph 7#a7   
shall include maintaining a record of   
each such reservation and of the        
scheduled return time of each such      
vehicle4 ,such records shall be         
preserved for not fewer than #f months4 
7d7 ,notice  7#a7 ,requirement ,a rental
 company that rents covered rental      
vehicles to consumers shall provide     
clear and conspicuous notice to such    
consumers that informs such consumers of
 the obligations of such rental company 
under this section and how such         
consumers may report violations of this 
section to the ,commission4  7#b7 ,form 
,such a rental company shall provide the
 notice described in paragraph 7#a7 to  

such a consumer-- 7,a7 when such        
consumer makes a reservation for a      
covered rental vehicle2 and  7,b7 on the
 business premises of such rental       
company4  7e7 ,rulemaking ,the          
,commission may promulgate regulations  
under section #eec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to implement this        
section4  7f7 ,enforcement  7#a7 ,unfair
 or deceptive acts or practices ,a      
violation of this section or a          
regulation promulgated under this       
section shall be treated as a violation 
of a regulation under section           
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade 
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding unfair or  
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7      
,powers of the ,commission ,the         
,commission shall enforce this section  
and the regulations promulgated under   
this section in the same manner1 by the 
same means1 and with the same           
jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as     
through all applicable terms and        

provisions of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this section4 ,any person who   
violates this section or a regulation   
promulgated under this section shall be 
subject to the penalties entitled to the
 privileges and immunities provided in  
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4   
7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission4  7#b7  
,covered rental vehicle ,the term       
covered rental vehicle has the meaning  
given such term in section #cjajb7;a7 of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7
 ,rental company ,the term rental       
company has the meaning given such term 
in section #cjajb7;a7 of title #di1     
,united ,states ,code4