# 119-hr-7772: LIGHT Safety Act

119-hr-7772, LIGHT Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7772
- Congress: 119
- Title: LIGHT Safety Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-26

## Summary

**Sets a national cap on low-beam headlamp brightness to reduce glare.** This bill would require the Department of Transportation, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to issue a final rule within one year revising Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 to set a maximum allowable brightness for low beam headlamps expressed in lumens or another appropriate photometric measure. - Drivers: Could see reduced glare from oncoming low beams, which may improve night driving comfort and visibility. - Automakers: Would need to design and certify low-beam headlamps to meet a new maximum brightness standard measured in lumens or a similar metric. - Regulators: Directs NHTSA to complete the rulemaking within one year but does not provide additional funding or implementation details in the bill.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cap for low-beam headlights: benefit, high. This bill would require the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule within one year. The rule would revise Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 to set a maximum brightness for low-beam headlamps. The brightness limit would be stated in lumens or another photometric measure the S…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7772 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7772)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7772 (as of 2026-08-26).