House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act
Official title: To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group to review and establish guidance and best practices for responding to electric vehicle fires, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jay Obernolte R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8307.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OBERNOLTE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 66, April 15, 2026, Page H2925):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8307, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8307
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jay Obernolte.
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- H.R. 2385 (119th) CREATE AI Act of 2025
- H.R. 4464 (119th) Preventive Health Savings Act
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.