Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have introduced legislation to combat the rise in catalytic converter thefts, according to a news release. The Preventing Auto Recycling Thefts (PART) Act would ensure that law enforcement can more effectively address these thefts by marking each converter with a traceable identification number and establishing converter thefts as a criminal offense. “Throughout the country, we’ve seen an alarming increase in catalytic converter thefts,” said Klobuchar. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, catalytic converter thefts rose by over 325% from 2019 to 2020. Establish enforceability of laws around catalytic converter theft by codifying these crimes as a criminal offense.