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EV Charging Accessibility Act

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.

Introduced May 13, 2026

Latest action (May 13, 2026) 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.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Issues
Climate & Energy

Summary
  • Requires the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to finalize accessibility standards for electric vehicle charging stations within 18 months.
  • Mandates that the final rule include minimum standards and accessibility guidelines for EV charging stations.
  • Makes the proposed rule automatically become final if the 18-month deadline is not met.
  • Requires the Secretary of Transportation and Attorney General to issue implementing regulations within 180 days of rule finalization.

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)
2 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

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

  • UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO $33,465
  • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY $26,150
  • BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA $18,100
  • CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $16,800
  • CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES $13,200

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

Actions (2)
  1. May 13, 2026 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. · house
  2. May 13, 2026 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.

  • HR 4419 — AV Accessibility Act · Introduced Jul 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 63%
  • HR 8768 — CHARGE Act · Introduced May 12, 2026 · Cong. 119 63%
  • HR 6948 — To amend title 49, United States Code, to require each new electric and hybrid vehicle to be equipped with technology that allows the timely extinguishment of an electric vehicle battery fire, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jan 6, 2026 · Cong. 119 59%
  • HR 6850 — DRIVE to HALT Drunk Driving Act · Introduced Dec 18, 2025 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HR 5896 — GRID Act · Introduced Oct 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HR 8396 — ACCESS Act of 2026. · Introduced Apr 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 57%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · May 13, 2026

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

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

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. <all>

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