EV Charging Accessibility Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8778 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8778

  To require the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
Board to finalize a proposed rule relating to accessibility of electric 
           vehicle charging stations, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2026

  Ms. Underwood (for herself, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, and Mr. Takano) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
  To require the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
Board to finalize a proposed rule relating to accessibility of electric 
           vehicle charging stations, and for other purposes.

    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 ``EV Charging Accessibility Act''.

SEC. 2. RULEMAKING TO ADOPT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY OF 
              ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
Compliance Board shall finalize the proposed rule issued on September 
3, 2024, and titled ``American With Disabilities Act and Architectural 
Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines; EV Charging Stations'' (89 Fed. 
Reg. 71215).
    (b) Requirements.--The Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
Compliance Board shall include in the final rule required under this 
section the minimum standards for electric vehicle charging stations 
(as the term ``charging station'' is defined in section 680.104 of 
title 23, Code of Federal Regulations) and accessibility guidelines for 
such stations.
    (c) No Delay in Finalizing Rule.--If, upon the expiration of the 
deadline described in subsection (a), the Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board has not finalized the rule 
required under this section, the proposed rule described in subsection 
(a) shall be deemed to be a final rule, and a notice of such final rule 
shall be promptly published in the Federal Register.
    (d) Adoption of Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after a final 
rule is published pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Attorney General shall issue such regulations as 
are necessary to adopt such guidelines.
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