Bill · S. 5274· Senate(119-S-5274)
Ride in Freedom Act
- Introduced
- 8/6/2026
- Last activity
- 8/6/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Tim Sheehy
- Cosponsors
- None
- 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
Does this give the federal government more power?+5
The bill uses federal authority to restrict the legislative and enforcement powers of the D.C. government.
The opposite
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?-5
The bill removes personal protective equipment requirements that could enhance safety and environmental regulation standards.
Would people in cities be better off under this?-3
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. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections-5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Urban Residents-3
- 8/6/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate