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Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-08-06
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Mike Flood
Mike Flood
Republican · NE · Representative
Votes with party: 97.9% (668 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-08-06

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Transportation and Public Works

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10050 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10050 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit liability at common law for failure to manufacture or equip a motor vehicle to an extent that exceeds applicable motor vehicle safety standards. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 2026 Mr. Flood (for himself, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Ellzey, and Mr. Rouzer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit liability at common law for failure to manufacture or equip a motor vehicle to an extent that exceeds applicable motor vehicle safety standards. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To ensure the uniform application of motor vehicle safety standards promulgated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to Chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code. (2) To relieve the unreasonable burden on interstate commerce of allowing suits at common law to supplant such motor vehicle safety standards. SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON LIABILITY BASED ON FAILURE TO EXCEED APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. Section 30103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in subsection (e)-- (1) by striking ``does not exempt'' and inserting ``shall exempt''; and (2) by inserting ``for failure to exceed such standard'' after ``common law''. <all>
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