Thermal Runaway Reduction Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Thermal Runaway Reduction Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Energy, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H1FEAD53E94964134B26B42E35CE3E4B4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Thermal Runaway Reduction Act of 2026.
- Section H8A97B14868A84FDA9DD4CB4E097B2FF0: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term lithium-ion cell or battery— means a rechargeable electrochemical cell or battery in which the positive and negative...
- Section HE6E615698020497488C5BDEDAEBE8BB1: 3. Requirements for safe transport of lithium-ion batteries Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation...
- Section HDE01516E74C643F2BF941DE7C956EB7C: 4. Grant program for innovative thermal runaway suppression strategies The Administrator of the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall...
- Section HAFC02166044F440DA9172A9A1CEA5012: 5. Increasing access to thermal runaway suppression tools Section 5107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Thermal Runaway Reduction Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Energy, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, Thermal Runaway Reduction Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in …
Introduced in House
Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
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