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Congressional Testimony

In monitoring relevant legislation, AAMVA is often called on to provide lawmakers with input on proposed bills. AAMVA, in turn, seeks input from the membership for letters and testimony.

AAMVA members have been asked to testify before Congress on myriad issues; members represent the entire motor vehicle community in this role.  Find their comments before Congress listed in chronological order.

2009
March 12 Statement for the Record for the House Energy and Commerce Committee on "Consumer Protection in the Used and Subprime Car Market"
2007
May 8 Statement for the Record for the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding "Will REAL ID Actually Make Us Safer? An Examination of Privacy and Civil Liberties Concerns”
April 11 Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
“Oversight of the Property and Casualty Insurance Industry”

2006 
June 6 Testimony of AAMVA regarding Auto Insurance Verification and Enforcement Systems
 
March 1  Testimony of Glenn Turner (FL) before the House Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee
Car Title Fraud: Issues and Approaches for Keeping Consumers Safe on the Road
 
2005  
Nov. 16  Testimony of Karen Chappell (VA) before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance
Protecting Consumers from Flooded and Salvaged Vehicle Fraud:  Written  &  Oral
 
Nov. 1 Testimony of Linda Lewis-Pickett before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity
Reforming HAZMAT Trucking Security

 
May 11 Testimony of D.B. Smit (DMV Commissioner, Virginia) before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines
Subject: Hazardous Materials Background Checks:    Written  &  Oral
 
2004  
Oct. 29 Written testimony submitted to the District of Columbia Committee on Public Works and the Environment on Branding of vehicles and dealer tags
Aug. 19 Testimony of president & CEO Linda Lewis submitted to the New York Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation
"Social Security Number Verification"
 
April 4 Testimony of president & CEO Linda Lewis before the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review of the Maryland General Assembly 
March 9 Testimony of president & CEO Linda Lewis to the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Social Security; "Joint Hearing on Social Security Number and Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Mismatches and Misuse"
2003  
Oct 1 Testimony of AAMVA chair Keith Kiser to the House Select Committee on Homeland Security:  Written  &  Oral
"Identification Documents Fraud And The Implications For Homeland Security"
 
Oct. 29, 2003 (follow-up) - Summary and table detailing Keith Kiser's responses to Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart's questions following the testimony:  Summary   &  Table
Sept 9 Testimony of president & CEO Linda Lewis to the Senate Finance Committee: 
"The Alias Among Us: The Homeland Security and Terrorism Threat from Document Fraud, Identity Theft and Social Security Number Misuse"
2002  
Sept 5 Oral Statement of Roger Cross to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Sept 5 Driver’s License Security Issues Submitted to the House of Representatives' Transportation & Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Highways and Transit 
May 1 AAMVA's Written Statement Regarding the Driver's License Modernization Act (H.R.4633) 
April 30 AAMVA's Written Statement Regarding Tying the Expiration of the Driver's License/ID Card to the Expiration of Visa Documents
 2001  
Nov 30 AAMVA's Written Statement Regarding Panel Discussion on Security or Surveillance? Part II Technology’s Impact After September 11
Nov 16 AAMVA's Written Testimony Regarding a National Identifier
  Oct 10 AAMVA's Written Testimony on Bus and Truck and Hazmat Licensing Issues

July 17 AAMVA's Written Testimony on NAFTA
2000  
May 11 Testimony of Katherine Burke Moore before the House Ways and Means Committee concerning use of Social Security Numbers by Departments of Motor Vehicles 
April 4  Testimony of Roger Cross before the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee concerning amendments to the Driver's Privacy Protection Act  
1998  
April 1 Testimony of Ed Logsdon on FY 1999 Appropriations for the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System 
1997  
Sep 30 Testimony concerning S.852, Salvage Legislation 
June 26 Testimony concerning H.R. 1839, Salvage Legislation  
April 17 Testimony of David Woodford on FY 1998 Appropriations for the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System 
1996  
Sep 12 Testimony of Fredrick D. Porter concerning Salvage Legislation