Require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study safety risks and hazardous chemicals used as flame retardants in motor vehicle interiors, with alternative standards evaluated.

introduced the bipartisan Motor Vehicle Flammability Standards Study Act of 2026, legislation requiring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to conduct a study that identifies potential safety risks and hazardous chemicals used as flame retardants in the interior of motor vehicles

Introduces a bill mandating an NHTSA study on vehicle flammability risks and chemicals.

Press Releases | Congresswoman Doris Matsui
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April 23, 2026: "MATSUI, GRIFFITH INTRODUCE BILL TO PROTECT AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH SAFE FLAMMABILITY STANDARDS". The release says Matsui and Griffith introduced the bipartisan Motor Vehicle Flammability Standards Study Act of 2026, requiring NHTSA to conduct a study identifying potential safety risks and hazardous chemicals used as flame retardants in the interior of motor vehicles and to evaluate alternative standards.

Matsui publicly announced introduction of the bill during the lookback window, but the available official evidence shows only introduction, not enactment or completion of the required NHTSA study.

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Press Releases | Congresswoman Doris Matsui
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