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H.R.7772

LIGHT Safety Act Limiting Intense Glare for Highway and Two-lane Safety Act

Introduced·3/3/26

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to set a maximum brightness standard for low beam headlamps on motor vehicles.

The LIGHT Safety Act mandates the Secretary of Transportation to revise Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108 to establish a maximum allowable brightness for low beam headlamps on motor vehicles. This change aims to reduce intense glare that can impair visibility and safety on highways and two-lane roads. The Secretary, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, must issue a final rule within one year of the Act's enactment.

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Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
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History

Mar 4

House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Mar 3

House

Introduced in House

Mar 3

House

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.