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LEGISLATION/H.R. 5455

Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2023

118-HR-5455118th CongressIntroduced Sep 13, 2023Transportation and Public Works
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

Sponsor

Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11](R-FL-11)
59 cosponsors

Summary

Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2023

This bill allows for the use of a pulsating light system for vehicle braking.

Specifically, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108 (Standard 108) must be deemed to allow for the use of a pulsating light system on covered vehicles (i.e., passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers, and motorcycles). The Department of Transportation must issue regulations to update Standard 108 to (1) include performance-based standards for pulsating light systems, and (2) allow for the use of the systems on motor vehicles.

As background, Standard 108 regulates all automotive lighting, signaling, and reflective devices. Under the bill, a pulsating light system includes a system for a high-mounted stop lamp in which the lamp pulses rapidly no more than four times and for no more than 1.2 seconds when the brake of the vehicle is applied and then converts to a continuous light (as a normal stop lamp) until the brake is released.

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of TransportationMotor vehiclesRoads and highwaysTransportation safety and security

Actions (6)

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Sep 15, 2023House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sep 14, 2023House committee actions
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 13, 2023House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 13, 2023House floor actions
Introduced in House
Sep 13, 2023Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Sep 13, 2023Library of Congress
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