| The RPM Act has once again made it to Congressional session. For those not familiar, the EPA has stated that vehicles converted for competition use only (i.e. home built race cars) are still subject to the Clean Air Act. If this position were to be enforced, it would effectively ban most power modifications and kill the aftermarket as vendors reduce or eliminate products that have been available for "off-road use only." The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) has been actively lobbying for legislation to protect competition-only vehicles and vendors through their grassroots organization, the SEMA Action Network (SAN). Without clear legislative protection at the federal level, risk-averse vendors are on their own to decide how long to keep innovating and marketing performance products. See SAN info and link below to contact your representative and support the RPM Act. SEMA ACTION NETWORK (SAN) "Our voices have been heard! After receiving more than one million letters from enthusiasts like you, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act (RPM Act) has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2021-2022 session of Congress! "The RPM Act must be enacted into law to guarantee your right to modify street cars, trucks, and motorcycles into dedicated race vehicles, and ensure that industry can offer parts that enable racers to compete. "Now is not the time to take our feet off the gas. Even if you’ve previously contacted your lawmakers about the RPM Act, we need your voice once again now that the bill has officially returned for consideration in 2021! Tell your U.S. Representative to do their part to finally save racing from government threat by supporting and passing the RPM Act, H.R. 3281, into law this year." Take Action Now
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