In what may be one of the most long-awaited incidents of comeuppance, towing companies around the country are set to face closer oversight of their operations under an amendment to a House of Representatives transportation bill that now faces a vote in the Senate, the W.Times reports.

Sponsored by Rep. James Moran (D-Va.) and Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Calif.), the amendment reinstates federal oversight that was eliminated in 1995, allowing, among other things, states to require that towing companies have written permission from property owners before a car is towed and that those owners be present when a car is towed from their property.

Rep. Moran — who represents Alexandria and Arlington — was pushed to action after 280 complaints were filed in Arlington County over the last two years concerning rogue towing operations. Most cited were A-1 Towing, Community Towing, and, topping the list with 62 complaints over the last two years, Frank’s Towing. A press release from Moran’s office stated that

States will have a greater ability to rein-in predatory tow truck operators with this amendment. The amendment does not solve all problems related to predatory towing operators, but it is a step in the right direction. Northern Virginians are well aware of the actions taken by unscrupulous towing operators in the region.