H.R. 8444

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8444 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8444

To direct the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration to conduct a study with respect to motor vehicle 
flammability hazards, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 22, 2026

Mr. Griffith (for himself and Ms. Matsui) 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

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A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration to conduct a study with respect to motor vehicle 
flammability hazards, 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 ``Motor Vehicle Flammability Standards 
Study Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON MOTOR VEHICLE FLAMMABILITY HAZARDS.

(a) Study.--The Administrator shall conduct a study--
(1) to identify--
(A) the safety risks to motor vehicle occupants and 
first responders related to the flammability of 
materials used in the occupant compartments of motor 
vehicles;
(B) the chemicals, materials, and technologies used 
by manufacturers to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle 
Safety Standard No. 302; and
(C) the likely human health and environmental 
hazards to motor vehicle occupants and first responders 
associated with exposure to chemicals, materials, and 
technologies identified, relevant to their use in motor 
vehicles under subparagraph (B) including for 
susceptible subpopulations within the general motor 
vehicle occupants and first responders population 
identified by the Administrator who, due to either 
greater susceptibility or greater exposure, may be at 
greater risk than the general population of adverse 
health effects from exposure to such chemicals, 
materials, or technologies, such as infants, children, 
pregnant women, or the elderly; and
(2) to analyze--
(A) with respect to risks identified under 
paragraph (1)(A), methods for mitigating such risks, 
including the extent to which Federal Motor Vehicle 
Safety Standard No. 302 mitigates such risks; and
(B) with respect to any hazards identified under 
paragraph (1)(C), methods for mitigating such hazards, 
including alternative methods of compliance with 
respect to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 
302.
(b) Coordination.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall coordinate, as determined appropriate by the 
Administrator, with--
(1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency; and
(2) the Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(c) Public Comment Period.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall provide a period for public comment on the study 
conducted under subsection (a).
(d) Report.--Not later than 30 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
publish on the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, a report on the results of the study.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration.
(2) Federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 302.--The 
term ``Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 302'' means 
the Federal motor vehicle safety standard described in section 
571.302 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
successor regulation).
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