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119-s-4936119th CongressWALLET

STOP Frontovers Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Senator Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Introduced

Summary

Prevent frontovers and low-speed injuries. This bill would require the Department of Transportation to write a federal motor vehicle safety standard to reduce deaths and injuries from frontovers and other low-speed incidents. It sets specific tech requirements for detection, driver notification, active intervention, and distinct alerts.

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  • Families and vulnerable road users: Vehicles would need to detect pedestrians including toddlers and small children, bicyclists, wheelchair users, micromobility riders, and others to help prevent frontovers and similar low-speed crashes. This targets protection for children and people using assistive devices.
  • Vehicle manufacturers: New passenger vehicles sold in the United States would have to include detection systems, a driver notification system, active intervention features, and clear auditory and visual alerts. The bill would require full compliance within 2 years after the final rule and allows a phased rollout that prioritizes vehicle types based on incident data.
  • NHTSA data and timelines: The Secretary would have to start rulemaking within 1 year and finish the final standard within 1 year after that start. The bill would add frontover and backover elements to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Non-Traffic Surveillance system within 30 days and require periodic 90-day progress reports to Congress if the final rule is delayed.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Drivers and families: new frontover rules

If enacted, this bill would define "frontover" and "backover" when it becomes law. It would require the Secretary of Transportation to start rulemaking within 1 year and to issue a final safety standard within 1 year after that. Vehicles made for sale on or after the compliance date would need sensors that detect cars, pedestrians (including toddlers), bicyclists, wheelchair or assistive device users, micromobility and motorcycle riders, and similar road users. The rule would also require driver notification systems, automatic intervention, and distinct sound and light alerts (haptic allowed). Full compliance would be required no later than 2 years after the final standard, though the agency could phase in certain vehicle types if the phasing still meets the deadline. The bill would also require NHTSA to add frontover and backover fields to its Non-Traffic Surveillance system within 30 days and to report to Congress every 90 days if the final standard is delayed.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

CT • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 6/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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