House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SAFE Exit Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require each new motor vehicle to be equipped with a manual door release allowing timely exit regardless of failure of any electrical system, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2026 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6947.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KELLY of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 3, January 6, 2026, Page H12):Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 6, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6947, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6947
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.