HR8778-119

In Committee

EV Charging Accessibility Act

119th Congress Introduced May 13, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires rulemaking to adopt recommendations for accessibility of electric vehicle charging stations. It relies on definition changes, reporting requirements, compliance mandates, and product standards. The main policy areas are Energy and Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

Transportation operators and users affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens and Electric utilities and power customers affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties and Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face increased risk.

Key Provisions

  • Requires rulemaking to adopt recommendations for accessibility of electric vehicle charging stations.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires rulemaking to adopt recommendations for accessibility of electric vehicle charging stations.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Transportation

Primary Purpose

The bill requires rulemaking to adopt recommendations for accessibility of electric vehicle charging stations.

Policy Domains

Energy Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Transportation operators and users affected by the bill
  • Electric utilities and power customers affected by the bill
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Transportation operators and users affected by the bill:
Electric utilities and power customers affected by the bill:
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause:
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 13, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in …

May 13, 2026

Introduced in House

May 13, 2026

Ms. Underwood (for herself, Mr. García of Illinois, and Mr. …

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?

Domains
Energy Transportation

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