10/31/2026
Every four years, the spotlight lands on the White House. Who sits in the Oval Office dominates the headlines, the debates and the dinner-table arguments. But for motorcyclists, who holds power on Capitol Hill matters just as much and that is decided every two years.
Congress writes the laws and sets the budgets. Committee chairs decide which issues get a hearing and which ones gather dust, as the majority leaders decide what reaches the floor. That is where policy on autonomous vehicles, motorcyclist profiling, the right to repair and modify our bikes, and the next highway bill is won or lost.
On Tuesday, November 3, voters will decide all 435 House seats and roughly a third of the Senate. Control of one or both chambers could change hands, and with it the committee gavels, the staff and the priorities that shape what moves in our nation’s capital.
The timing matters. The next long-term highway bill, our best chance in years to write rider-friendly policy into federal transportation law, is still unfinished. Whoever holds power when Congress returns will shape that bill.
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is prepared for whatever happens on Tuesday. Motorcyclists’ rights are not a partisan issue, and the MRF works with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Our strength has never depended on which party is in charge. It comes from relationships: years of meetings, phone calls and Bikers Inside the Beltway visits that put real riders in front of lawmakers and their staff. When Congress moves fast, there is no time to introduce ourselves. Those relationships and trust are already built.
So, whatever the results, our work stays the same. We will congratulate the winners, reconnect with returning champions, and start building relationships with new members and their staff on day one. Majorities come and go. Relationships that protect motorcyclists’ rights are built to last.
