Support the SAFE Exit Act, establishing a federal standard for electric vehicle doors.

Robin L. Kelly · Illinois · Democratic

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Rep. Kelly’s SAFE Exit Act passes committee

Kelly’s SAFE Exit Act passed committee; the bill would create the first federal standard for electric vehicle doors.

Press Releases | Congresswoman Robin Kelly
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The Securing Accessible Functional Emergency (SAFE) Exit Act will require the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue a final rule to establish performance and labeling requirements for electric doors. The SAFE Exit Act will also require electric vehicles, like Tesla, to have easy-to-find manual releases for each door.

Rep. Kelly introduced the SAFE Exit Act to set federal performance, labeling, and manual-release requirements for electric vehicle doors.

Rep. Kelly introduces bill addressing Tesla, electric vehicle door releases | Congresswoman Robin Kelly
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Evidence

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H.R. 6947 was introduced in the House on January 6, 2026 by Ms. Kelly of Illinois. The bill would require each new motor vehicle to have a manual door release allowing timely exit regardless of electrical-system failure and would direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final rule amending Standard 206 for vehicles with electronic door latch systems.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Kelly directly supported the SAFE Exit Act by introducing H.R. 6947. The introduced bill text matches the commitment: it would create federal performance and labeling requirements for electronic door latches and manual releases.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 6947 Introduced in House - SAFE Exit Act of 2026
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The Energy and Commerce Committee passed U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s bill addressing safety concerns with electric vehicle doors. The release says the SAFE Exit Act would establish the first federal standard for electric vehicle doors and was included in the amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act when it was favorably reported out of committee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): After introduction, Kelly’s proposal advanced through committee as part of the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act. No newer official lookback-window evidence showed enactment or reversal; the concrete record still shows active support and committee progress, not a final enacted standard.

delivered same_term A for effort

Rep. Kelly’s SAFE Exit Act passes committee | Congresswoman Robin Kelly
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Kelly directly introduced and materially advanced the SAFE Exit Act in the 119th Congress, and the proposal reportedly passed House Energy and Commerce Committee as part of a broader vehicle bill. However, the provided record does not show enactment into law or issuance of a federal standard for electric vehicle doors. Because this was a serious same-term legislative effort that had not delivered the promised federal standard, it merits effort credit but not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%