I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4708 
To establish safety standards for certain limousines, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2019 
Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. DELGADO, and Ms. STEFANIK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish safety standards for certain limousines, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safety, Accountability, 
and Federal Enforcement of Limos Act of 2019’’ or the 
‘‘SAFE Limos Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CERTIFIED VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘certified 
vehicle’’ means a motor vehicle that has been cer-
tified in accordance with section 567.4 or 567.5 of 
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title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to meet all ap-
plicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. 
(2) INCOMPLETE VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘incom-
plete vehicle’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 567.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(3) STRETCH LIMOUSINE.—The term ‘‘stretch 
limousine’’ means a new or used passenger motor ve-
hicle that has been altered in a manner that in-
creases the overall wheelbase of the vehicle, exceed-
ing the original equipment manufacturer’s wheelbase 
dimension for the base model and year of the vehi-
cle, in any amount sufficient to accommodate addi-
tional passengers with a seating capacity of not 
fewer than 9 passengers including the driver. 
(4) STRETCH LIMOUSINE ALTERER.—The term 
‘‘stretch limousine alterer’’ means a person who al-
ters by addition, substitution, or removal of compo-
nents (other than readily attachable components) a 
certified passenger motor vehicle before or after the 
first purchase of the vehicle to produce a stretch 
limousine. 
(5) STRETCH
LIMOUSINE
OPERATOR.—The 
term ‘‘stretch limousine operator’’ means a person 
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who owns or leases and operates a stretch limousine 
in interstate commerce. 
(6) PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘passenger motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 32101 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(7) SAFETY
BELT.—The term ‘‘safety belt’’ 
means an occupant restraint system consisting of in-
tegrated lap shoulder belts. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
SEC. 3. STRETCH LIMOUSINE STANDARDS. 
(a) SAFETY BELT STANDARDS FOR STRETCH LIM-
OUSINES.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final rule 
amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Num-
bers 208 to require safety belts to be installed in stretch 
limousines with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 
8,500 pounds at each designated seating position, includ-
ing on side-facing seats. 
(b) SEATING SYSTEM STANDARDS
FOR STRETCH 
LIMOUSINES.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a final 
rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 
Number 207 to require stretch limousines to meet stand-
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ards for seats (including side-facing seats), attachment as-
semblies, and installation to minimize the possibility of 
their failure by forces acting on them as a result of vehicle 
impact. 
(c) REPORT
ON
RETROFIT
ASSESSMENT
FOR 
STRETCH LIMOUSINES.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that 
assesses the feasibility, benefits, and costs with respect to 
the application of any requirement established under sub-
section (a) or (b) to a stretch limousine altered before the 
date on which the requirement applies to a new stretch 
limousine. 
(d) SAFETY STANDARDS FOR ALTERING USED VEHI-
CLES INTO STRETCH LIMOUSINES.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
prescribe a final rule revising the regulations under section 
567.7 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require 
a stretch limousine alterer to comply with the require-
ments for persons who alter certified vehicles. 
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