S4084-119

In Committee

Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 12, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Transportation, Energy.

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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act.
  • Section id479dc43372204d0da45b0fb4d2bcea93: 2. Electric Vehicle Fire Response Working Group In this section: The term electric vehicle means a car, bus, or truck, including an automobile or commercial...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Transportation, Energy

Primary Purpose

This bill, Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Transportation Energy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 12, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 12, 2026

Mr. Sheehy (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Transportation Energy
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"roadside incident" §id479dc43372204d0da45b0fb4d2bcea93

an incident involving an electric vehicle that occurs on a public road or any area adjacent to a public road as a result of the use of the electric vehicle on the public road, including— on the shoulder or median of a public road

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