U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10673: Battery Safety Placarding Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To require an external placard to be displayed on containers, vehicles, and rail cars transporting lithium-ion batteries, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require an external placard to be displayed on containers, vehicles, and rail cars transporting lithium-ion batteries, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To require an external placard to be displayed on containers, vehicles, and rail cars transporting lithium-ion batteries, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Battery Safety Placarding Act . SECTION 2. Placarding requirement for transportation of lithium-ion batteries (a) Issuance of rule (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall revise the placarding requirements under subpart F of part 172 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require an external placard to be displayed on any freight container, unit load device, transport vehicle, or rail car transporting a certain quantity of lithium-ion batteries. (2) Requirements The Secretary shall-- (A) establish the quantity of lithium-ion batteries subject to the placarding requirements revised under this subsection based on physical characteristics of the batteries, including weight and dimensions, and energy capacity, and in a manner that accounts for the diverse risk profiles across the transportation lifecycle of different lithium-ion battery products; and (B) require that a placard described in paragraph (1)-- (i) be clearly visible from all sides of the freight container, unit load device, transport vehicle, or rail car; and (ii) be identifiable by law enforcement and first responders. (3) Economic impact assessment In revising the regulations required …
Sponsors
- Hageman, Harriet (R, HD-000) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Marine and inland water transportation, Hazardous wastes and toxic substances, Department of Transportation, Economic performance and conditions, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Motor carriers, Transportation and Public Works, Intergovernmental relations
Common questions
- What is HB10673?
- HB10673 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Battery Safety Placarding Act.
- What does HB10673 do?
- In its own words: To require an external placard to be displayed on containers, vehicles, and rail cars transporting lithium-ion batteries, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10673?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10673?
- Hageman, Harriet (R, HD-000).
- Where is the official record for HB10673?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10673
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