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H.R. 5455 · 118th Congress

Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2023

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

DWR WebsterSponsor
59 cosponsors · 22 D, 37 R

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

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 13, 2023

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2023

Latest action (Sep 15, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 13, 2023

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.