Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to create an Electric Vehicle Fire Response Working Group within 90 days of becoming law. The group would have at least 22 unpaid members, including representatives of the towing industry, emergency responders, electric vehicle makers, safety research groups, and federal agencies. It would review risks and roadside incidents involving electric vehicle fires, issue and update guidance for responding to them, report incidents to a national fire database, and send an annual report to Congress. The group would be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act, would be funded from existing Department of Transportation funds, and would end after 10 years.

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Sponsors

• Jay Obernolte Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors