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Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026
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.
Summary
- The bill amends federal law to prohibit common law liability for motor vehicle manufacturers who fail to exceed applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- The bill ensures that federal motor vehicle safety standards apply uniformly across all states rather than being subject to varying state-level common law claims.
- The bill aims to reduce the burden on interstate commerce by preventing lawsuits that would require vehicles to exceed federal safety standards.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE)
3 cosponsors
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX)
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
Actions (2)
- Aug 6, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Aug 6, 2026 Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
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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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