S5336Referred to Committee

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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Deb Fischer
Deb Fischer
Republican · NE · Senator
Votes with party: 76.3% (881 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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] [S. 5336 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5336 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, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 6, 2026 Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ 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, 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 ``Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to ensure the uniform application of motor vehicle safety standards prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code; and (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(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (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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