HR9266Referred to Committee

Chief Chris Eddy’s Law

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-06-11
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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Republican · GA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (547 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-06-11

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Plain-English Summary

The government would require refrigerated shipping containers that carry hazardous materials to display warning labels (called placards) so that emergency responders and others can quickly identify dangerous contents. This would apply to companies that transport things like chemicals, gases, or other hazardous materials in temperature-controlled containers, making it easier for first responders to know what they're dealing with in case of an accident or emergency.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9266 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9266 To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to the transportation of hazardous materials to require placards to be placed on all refrigerated shipping containers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2026 Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to the transportation of hazardous materials to require placards to be placed on all refrigerated shipping containers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Chief Chris Eddy's Law''. SEC. 2. REGULATIONS FOR REFRIGERATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue or revise, as appropriate, regulations relating to the transportation of hazardous materials to require the placarding of all refrigerated containers to communicate to emergency responders the potential of pressurization from such containers. (b) Placarding Required Regardless of Cargo.--The regulations issued or revised under this section shall require the placarding described in subsection (a) on all refrigerated containers regardless of the cargo such container is transporting. (c) Refrigerated Container Defined.--In this section, the term ``refrigerated container'' means a container that is capable of refrigeration and used for transportation in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce. SEC. 3. STUDY. The Secretary shall conduct a study to assess whether refrigerants should be formally recognized as a distinct hazard category and include in such study an assessment of-- (1) how the creation of a distinct hazard category for refrigerants would interact with other hazardous material classifications; and (2) the broader regulatory impacts of creating such a category. <all>
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