HB 3209 — Imposes a surcharge on certain vehicle registration fees and recreational vehicle trip permits.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: The Act adds extra fees to the registration fees and of some vehicles, like campers or motor homes, and an extra fee for RV trip permits. The money taken in from this fee would go into a new fund. This fund would help the Department of Transportation pay for towing and getting rid of abandoned RVs. The new extra fees will last 10 years. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.0). Imposes a surcharge on certain vehicle registration fees and recreational vehicle trip permits. Transfers proceeds of the surcharge to the Abandoned Recreational Vehicle Account. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to provide reimbursements for the costs of towing and disposing of abandoned recreational vehicles. Sunsets new surcharges after 10 years.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Gorsek, Chris (D, OR-25) — sponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — sponsor
- McLain, Susan (D, OR-29) — sponsor
- Helm, Ken (D, OR-27) — cosponsor
- Lively, John (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
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Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Helm, Ken | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Lively, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | McLain, Susan | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Golden, Jeff | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Gorsek, Chris | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Prozanski, Floyd | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorsek, Chris (D, state_upper OR-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | McLain, Susan (D, state_lower OR-29) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Helm, Ken (D, state_lower OR-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Lively, John (D, state_lower OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Golden, Jeff (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by McLain, Susan (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Lively, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Prozanski, Floyd (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Helm, Ken (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Gorsek, Chris (sponsor) · sponsorship