# 119-s-2238: PART Act

119-s-2238, PART Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2238
- Congress: 119
- Title: PART Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Deterring catalytic converter and precious-metal car-part theft**. This bill would create federal marking rules, a stamping grant program, tighter resale controls, and new criminal penalties to make stolen parts traceable and harder to sell. - Vehicle owners and communities would see catalytic converters redefined to include multiple diesel and emission-control devices and required to carry a unique part identification linked to a law-enforcement database to aid tracing. - Law enforcement, dealers, fleet owners, repair shops, and nonprofits could receive grants to die- or pin-stamp converters using a typed font and high-heat theft-deterrent paint, with funding prioritized for high-theft areas and annual reporting to Congress for 10 years. - Scrap buyers and sellers would face new rules that bar sales of parts with removed or tampered markings, require sellers to keep records for 2 years and use traceable payments only, and create federal theft and trafficking offenses with penalties up to 5 years in prison. *Would provide $7.0 million from unobligated American Rescue Plan Act funds to fund the VIN-stamping grant program.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Free catalytic converter ID stamping: benefit, low. If enacted, you would be able to get your catalytic converter permanently marked for free. The Secretary of Transportation would start a grant program within 180 days and provide $7 million from ARPA to fund marking. Eligible groups (police, dealers, fleet owners, repair shops, and nonprofits) woul…
- New theft penalties and sale rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would create new federal crimes for stealing catalytic converters and for knowingly buying stolen converters. Penalties could include fines and up to 5 years in prison. It would ban sale of converters whose identifying markings were removed or tampered with and require traceabl…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-3903: Railway Safety Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2238 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2238)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-3903: Railway Safety Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3903)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2238 (as of 2026-10-03).