Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9266

Introduced

Chief Chris Eddy’s Law

Sponsor

REarl L. "Buddy" Carter· Georgia

Introduced

June 11, 2026

Policy area

Transportation and Public Works

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.June 11, 2026

Full text of the bill

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9266 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9266

To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations 
relating to the transportation of hazardous materials to require 
placards to be placed on all refrigerated shipping containers, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 11, 2026

Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations 
relating to the transportation of hazardous materials to require 
placards to be placed on all refrigerated shipping containers, 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 ``Chief Chris Eddy's Law''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS FOR REFRIGERATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue or 
revise, as appropriate, regulations relating to the transportation of 
hazardous materials to require the placarding of all refrigerated 
containers to communicate to emergency responders the potential of 
pressurization from such containers.
(b) Placarding Required Regardless of Cargo.--The regulations 
issued or revised under this section shall require the placarding 
described in subsection (a) on all refrigerated containers regardless 
of the cargo such container is transporting.
(c) Refrigerated Container Defined.--In this section, the term 
``refrigerated container'' means a container that is capable of 
refrigeration and used for transportation in intrastate, interstate, 
and foreign commerce.

SEC. 3. STUDY.

The Secretary shall conduct a study to assess whether refrigerants 
should be formally recognized as a distinct hazard category and include 
in such study an assessment of--
(1) how the creation of a distinct hazard category for 
refrigerants would interact with other hazardous material 
classifications; and
(2) the broader regulatory impacts of creating such a 
category.
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In plain terms

This bill, called Chief Chris Eddy's Law, requires the Secretary of Transportation to create rules for labeling refrigerated shipping containers that transport hazardous materials. The labels will inform emergency responders about the risks of pressurization from these containers. It applies to all refrigerated containers, regardless of what they are carrying. Additionally, the bill mandates a study to evaluate if refrigerants should be classified as a separate type of hazard.

Hidden provisions

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS FOR REFRIGERATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS
the regulations issued or revised under this section shall require the placarding described in subsection (a) on all refrigerated containers regardless of the cargo such container is transporting
SEC. 3. STUDY
the Secretary shall conduct a study to assess whether refrigerants should be formally recognized as a distinct hazard category

Questionable / off-intent provisions

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Junk / unrelated provisions

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