Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman George Latimer (D-NY) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Battery Safety Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation focused on diminishing the risk of injury and death from battery fires in electric and hybrid vehicle accidents and supporting firefighters’ ability to extinguish such fires safely and effectively when they occur.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Today, U.S. Representative George Latimer (NY-16) announced the creation of seven citizen task forces. Each task force is comprised of residents who live or work in New York’s 16th District and chaired by a leader with expertise in the respective issue areas. The task force chairs will oversee organizational meetings with the aim to make recommendations to Rep.