Bill would let motorcycle riders in D.C. skip helmets.
H.R. 10067 — Ride in Freedom Act · Filed by Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops Washington, D.C. from making motorcycle riders wear helmets. It removes the helmet rule that D.C. has now. It also changes a law so D.C. cannot make helmet rules in the future.
Who it affects
Motorcycle riders in D.C. would not have to wear helmets. Riders and their families could face more injuries and deaths. Emergency rooms and hospitals would treat more severe injuries.
One thing to notice
The bill applies only to D.C. Helmet rules would be different in nearby areas. D.C. could not pass a new helmet rule later. This would happen even if facts about rider safety changed.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,653 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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