# 119-hr-7354: Stop Underrides Act 2.0

119-hr-7354, Stop Underrides Act 2.0, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7354
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Underrides Act 2.0
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would aim to _reduce deaths and injuries from underride crashes_ by requiring stronger underride protections on trailers, semitrailers, and single unit trucks and by funding studies and data improvements.** It combines new performance standards, deadlines for federal rulemaking, expanded advisory input, and public research and training to make side, rear, and front underride protections more effective and better tracked. - Families of underride victims would get a formal voice on the expanded Advisory Committee and the bill memorializes victims while funding more frequent meetings until standards are set. - Road users and vehicle occupants would benefit from a new performance standard for side underride guards that prevents intrusion into the occupant survival space in perpendicular impacts up to 40 mph and that also blocks vulnerable road users from passing underneath while encouraging aerodynamic designs. - Regulators and industry would face deadlines to finish rulemaking and require compliance, with NHTSA directed to finalize side guard rules within 18 months and full implementation within 2 years after finalization, plus expanded federal studies, a Fatality Analysis Reporting System review, and free web training for law enforcement.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Better underride crash data and training: benefit, medium. This bill would require NHTSA to review the Fatality Analysis Reporting System within one year to find underride deaths that were missed or misclassified. The review would use initial point of impact, the Crash Investigation Sampling System, and open‑source media with photo evidence. NHTSA would pr…
- New side underride guard rules: mixed, high. This bill would require DOT to finalize side underride guard rules within 18 months. The rules would require new trailers, semitrailers, and single unit trucks to have side underride guards. The guards would have to prevent intrusion into passenger survival space for perpendicular impacts up to 40…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7354 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7354)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7354 (as of 2026-09-21).