119 HR 7772 IH: Limiting Intense Glare for Highway and Two-lane Safety Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7772IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 3, 2026Ms. Perez introduced the following bill; which was 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 concernedA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Transportation to revise the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to establish a maximum allowable brightness standard for low beam headlamps on motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Limiting Intense Glare for Highway and Two-lane Safety Act or the LIGHT Safety Act.

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Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment

(a)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to revise Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108 (49 C.F.R. 571.108; relating to lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment) to establish a maximum allowable brightness standard for low beam headlamps on motor vehicles that is expressed in lumens or another appropriate (as determined by the Secretary) photometric measurement.(b)

Secretary defined

In this section, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.