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Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2025

To clarify certain regulations to allow for the installation of pulsating light systems for high-mounted stop lamps, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 13, 2025

Latest action (Feb 13, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works

Summary

This bill allows the installation of pulsating light systems on high-mounted stop lamps (brake lights) for motor vehicles as a collision avoidance feature. The bill specifies that a pulsating system must pulse no more than four times and for no more than 1.2 seconds when the brake is applied, after which it converts to a continuous light, and cannot pulse again for at least five seconds after the brake is released. The bill requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations within 180 days establishing performance-based standards for these pulsating light systems and formally allowing their use on motor vehicles under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
47 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Daniel Webster’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • LEE PROPERTIES, INC. $13,200
  • FRONTLINE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE $13,200
  • FRONTLINE INSURANCE $12,471
  • FLORIDA CRYSTALS $11,600
  • FRONTLINE INSURANCE CO. $10,900

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Daniel Webster → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
  2. Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. · house
  3. Feb 13, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 2290 — Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 15, 2025 · Cong. 119 89%
  • HR 9620 — Military Next-Gen Collision Avoidance Act of 2026 · Introduced Jul 9, 2026 · Cong. 119 55%
  • HR 1769 — Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 3, 2025 · Cong. 119 54%
  • HR 7772 — LIGHT Safety Act · Introduced Mar 4, 2026 · Cong. 119 53%
  • HR 1057 — Safe Passage on Interstates Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 52%
  • HR 203 — Red Light Act · Introduced Jan 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 52%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Feb 13, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2025

Mr. Webster of Florida (for himself, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Collins, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Dunn of Florida, and Mr. Mann) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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

A BILL

To clarify certain regulations to allow for the installation of pulsating light systems for high-mounted stop lamps, 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 “Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. REAR-END COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS.

(a) Clarification on Pulsating Light Systems.—Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, Standard 108 shall be deemed to allow for the use of pulsating light system on vehicles covered by such Standard.

(b) Rulemaking.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to update Standard 108 to—

(1) include performance-based standards for pulsating light systems; and

(2) allow for the use on motor vehicles of such systems.

(c) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) Pulsating light system.—The term “pulsating light system” means a system for a high-mounted stop lamp in which—

(A) when the brake of the vehicle is applied, the lamp pulses rapidly no more than 4 times and for no more than 1.2 seconds, after which such lamp converts to a continuous light as a normal stop lamp until the time such brake is released; and

(B) the pulses described in subparagraph (A) may not repeat upon a subsequent application of the brake of the vehicle for a lock-out period of at least 5 seconds after the release of the brake described in subparagraph (A).

(2) Standard 108.—The term “Standard 108” means Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108, contained in section 571.108 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. <all>

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