S4084-119

In Committee

Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 12, 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 expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 2. Electric Vehicle Fire Response Working Group. It relies on appropriations, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 2. Electric Vehicle Fire Response Working Group.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 2. Electric Vehicle Fire Response Working Group.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 2. Electric Vehicle Fire Response Working Group.

Policy Domains

Defense

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 …

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
Defense
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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