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H.R. 6948 119th Congress House

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require each new electric and hybrid vehicle to be equipped with technology that allows the timely extinguishment of an electric vehicle battery fire, and…

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Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require each new electric and hybrid vehicle to be equipped with technology that allows the timely extinguishment of an electric vehicle battery fire, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 6, 2026 Introduced by: George Latimer Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 6, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6948: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require each new electric and hybrid vehicle to be equipped with technology that allows the timely extinguishment of an electric vehicle battery fire, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6948/
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"H.R. 6948: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require each new electric and hybrid vehicle to be equipped with technology that allows the timely extinguishment of an electric vehicle battery fire, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6948/.
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H.R. 6948, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6948/.
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[H.R. 6948: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require each new electric and hybrid vehicle to be equipped with technology that allows the timely extinguishment of an electric vehicle battery fire, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6948/)
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