Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to set up an Electric Vehicle Fire Response Working Group within 90 days of the law taking effect. The group would have at least 22 unpaid members, including people from the towing industry, emergency responders, vehicle and battery 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, and report these incidents to a national fire incident database. The group would send a yearly report to Congress, would not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, would be supported with existing funds, and would end after 10 years.

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Sponsors

• Tim Sheehy Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors