S. 5336

Summary

S. 5336, the Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026, was introduced in the Senate on Aug 6, 2026 by Sen. Deb Fischer (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 5336 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S5336 IS: Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-08-06
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5336  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   August 6, 2026   Mrs. Fischer  (for herself and  Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    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, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026  .
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Purposes
The purposes of this Act are—
(1)
to ensure the uniform application of motor vehicle safety standards prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pursuant to  chapter 301  of title 49, United States Code; and
(2)
to relieve the unreasonable burden on interstate commerce of allowing suits at common law to supplant such motor vehicle safety standards.
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Prohibition on liability based on failure to exceed applicable motor vehicle safety standards
Section 30103(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  does not exempt  and inserting  shall exempt ; and
(2)
by inserting  for failure to exceed such standard  after  common law .

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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, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Deb Fischer (R) sponsors S. 5336, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Deb Fischer

Sen. · R–NE · Sponsor

Introduced Aug 6, 2026

Cynthia Lummis

Sen. · R–WY · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 6, 2026 · Original

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Committees

S. 5336 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Referred To · Aug 6, 2026 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 5336 has taken 2 actions since Aug 6, 2026.

Votes

S. 5336 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 5336.

HR 10050Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · Related bill

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Titles

S. 5336 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Uniform Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 5336 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 5336’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com