[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7353 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7353

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require automatic emergency 
 braking system and similar crash avoidance technology equipped light 
vehicles detect and respond in a wider range of circumstances, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2026

  Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself and Mr. Neguse) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require automatic emergency 
 braking system and similar crash avoidance technology equipped light 
vehicles detect and respond in a wider range of circumstances, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Magnus White and Safe Streets for 
Everyone Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. VEHICLE STANDARD FOR AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING.

    Section 30129 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``The compliance date 
        of such final rule shall not be later than September 1, 2029.'' 
        after the period at the end; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Vulnerable Road User Safety.--
            ``(1) Amended rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) 
        and not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking 
        process to amend the rule promulgated pursuant to subsection 
        (a), `Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Automatic 
        Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles,' (89 Fed. Reg. 
        39686; May 9, 2024) to ensure that an automatic emergency 
        braking system installed in any passenger motor vehicle 
        manufactured for sale in the United States--
                    ``(A) functions in daylight and low light 
                conditions;
                    ``(B) functions at the entire range of speeds 
                specified in such rule for pedestrian automatic 
                emergency braking; and
                    ``(C) detects and responds to a bicyclist, 
                motorcyclist, other cyclist, or other vulnerable road 
                user, including with respect to the entire range of 
                colors and complexions presented by skin, clothing, and 
                protective gear.
            ``(2) Restriction.--Any amendment made to the rule pursuant 
        to paragraph (1)(A) may not alter any maximum speed at which an 
        automatic emergency braking system may operate as specified in 
        such rule as of May 9, 2024.
            ``(3) Deadline for final rule.--Not later than 2 years 
        after the date on which the rulemaking process is initiated 
        pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall issue a final 
        revised rule in accordance with this subsection.
            ``(4) Compliance date.--The compliance date of the revised 
        rule issued pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be not later than 2 
        years after the date on which the revised rule is issued.
            ``(5) Vulnerable road user defined.--In this subsection, 
        the term `vulnerable road user'--
                    ``(A) means any individual who is not an occupant 
                of a motor vehicle with more than 3 wheels; and
                    ``(B) includes--
                            ``(i) pedestrians;
                            ``(ii) bicyclists;
                            ``(iii) motorcyclists;
                            ``(iv) individuals traveling in 
                        wheelchairs; and
                            ``(v) riders or occupants of other 
                        transport vehicles that are not motor vehicles, 
                        including all-terrain vehicles and tractors.''.
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