United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6948 (119th)
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require each new electric and hybrid vehicle to be equipped with technology that allows the timely extinguishment of an electric vehicle battery fire, and for other purposes.
Introduced
6 January 2026
Last action
6 January 2026 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
22 January 2026
Records
Official bill H.R. 6948 (119th) from United States at United States Congress. Dated 6 January 2026. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce..
Timeline
6 January 2026
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2026
Sponsors
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6948
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6948
- us · 119-hr-6948 · source updated 22 January 2026