U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10050: Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026
Status: In committee, August 6, 2026
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit liability at common law for failure to manufacture or equip a motor vehicle to an extent that exceeds applicable motor vehicle safety standards.
What the bill says
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit liability at common law for failure to manufacture or equip a motor vehicle to an extent that exceeds applicable motor vehicle safety standards.
From the introduced text, August 6, 2026:
A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit liability at common law for failure to manufacture or equip a motor vehicle to an extent that exceeds applicable motor vehicle safety standards. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To ensure the uniform application of motor vehicle safety standards promulgated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to Chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code. (2) To relieve the unreasonable burden on interstate commerce of allowing suits at common law to supplant such motor vehicle safety standards. SECTION 3. Prohibition on liability based on failure to exceed applicable motor vehicle safety standards Section 30103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in subsection (e)-- (1) by striking does not exempt and inserting shall exempt ; and (2) by inserting for failure to exceed such standard after common law .
Sponsors
- Mike Flood (R, HD-NE-1) · primary sponsor
- Jay Obernolte (R, HD-CA-23)
- Jake Ellzey (R, HD-TX-6)
- David Rouzer (R, HD-007)
- Richard Hudson (R, HD-009)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Transportation and Public Works
Common questions
- What is HB10050?
- HB10050 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026.
- What does HB10050 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit liability at common law for failure to manufacture or equip a motor vehicle to an extent that exceeds applicable motor vehicle safety standards.
- What is the status of HB10050?
- In committee as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10050?
- Mike Flood (R, HD-NE-1), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10050?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10050
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