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.
The LIGHT Safety Act directs the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish a maximum brightness limit for low beam headlights on vehicles within one year of the law's enactment. The rule would revise existing federal safety standards to prevent excessively bright headlamps that can cause dangerous glare for other drivers on highways and two-lane roads. This legislation affects all vehicle manufacturers and drivers, as it will set binding limits on how bright new vehicle headlights can be, measured in lumens or similar brightness units. The bill does not appear to include new federal funding allocations, instead tasking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with developing and implementing the brightness standard through its existing regulatory authority.
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