H.R. 9266 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9266 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2026Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to the transportation of hazardous materials to require placards to be placed on all refrigerated shipping containers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chief Chris Eddy’s Law. 2. Regulations for refrigerated shipping containers (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall issue or revise, as appropriate, regulations relating to the transportation of hazardous materials to require the placarding of all refrigerated containers to communicate to emergency responders the potential of pressurization from such containers. (b) Placarding required regardless of cargo The regulations issued or revised under this section shall require the placarding described in subsection (a) on all refrigerated containers regardless of the cargo such container is transporting. (c) Refrigerated container defined In this section, the term refrigerated container means a container that is capable of refrigeration and used for transportation in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce. 3. Study The Secretary shall conduct a study to assess whether refrigerants should be formally recognized as a distinct hazard category and include in such study an assessment of— (1) how the creation of a distinct hazard category for refrigerants would interact with other hazardous material classifications; and (2) the broader regulatory impacts of creating such a category.