Motor Vehicle Flammability Standards Study Act of 2026

This bill would require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to study fire risks from materials used inside the passenger areas of motor vehicles. The study would identify the chemicals, materials, and technologies manufacturers use to meet the federal vehicle flammability standard (Standard No. 302) and the possible health and environmental hazards they pose to occupants and first responders, including infants, children, pregnant women, and the elderly. It would also examine ways to reduce these risks, including other ways to meet the standard. NHTSA would coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, take public comments, and report results to Congress and post them online within 30 months.

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Sponsors

• H. Morgan Griffith Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors