# 119-hr-10067: Ride in Freedom Act

119-hr-10067, Ride in Freedom Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10067
- As of: 2026-08-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10067
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ride in Freedom Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-21

## Summary

**Prohibits helmet mandates for motorcycle operators and riders in the District of Columbia.** This bill would bar the D.C. Council from enacting or enforcing any law that requires a person to wear a protective helmet to operate or ride a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle. It would repeal the existing D.C. helmet rule in the municipal regulations, add the prohibition to the Home Rule Act, and define "helmet," "motorcycle," and "motor-driven cycle" by reference to existing D.C. regulations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No D.C. motorcycle helmet rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would stop the D.C. Council from making and the Mayor from enforcing any local helmet requirement for motorcycle or motor-driven cycle riders. It would repeal Section 2215.3 of Title 18 DCMR, removing that specific helmet rule. It would add a Home Rule Act paragraph barring loc…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10067 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10067)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10067 (as of 2026-08-21).