A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Ride in Freedom Act aims to stop the District of Columbia from requiring people to wear protective helmets while riding a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle. It prevents the D.C. Council from making such rules and the Mayor from enforcing them. The bill specifically repeals existing helmet requirements found in the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. It also makes changes to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to ensure these restrictions are in place. This legislation targets both motorcycles and motor-driven cycles.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill uses federal authority to restrict the legislative and enforcement powers of the D.C. government.
The opposite
- Scored -5
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill removes personal protective equipment requirements that could enhance safety and environmental regulation standards.
- Scored -3
Would people in cities be better off under this?
Urban residents in D.C. may face increased safety risks due to the removal of helmet requirements.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Freedom of operation: The bill prevents the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting and the Mayor from enforcing requirements that force a person to wear a protective helmet to operate or ride on a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle (Section 2(a)).
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Removal of existing regulations: The bill repeals Section 2215.3 of title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, which was added by the Motorized Bicycle Amendment Act of 2012 (Section 2(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill removes personal protective equipment requirements that could enhance safety and environmental regulation standards.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill uses federal authority to restrict the legislative and enforcement powers of the D.C. government.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in cities be better off under this? — Urban residents in D.C. may face increased safety risks due to the removal of helmet requirements.
- 8/6/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate