[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4376 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4376
To improve incident reporting with respect to certain autonomous
vehicles, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 14, 2025
Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To improve incident reporting with respect to certain autonomous
vehicles, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``AV Safety Data Act''.
SEC. 2. INCIDENT REPORTING WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.
(a) Reporting to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.--
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
shall promulgate regulations to require each covered entity to submit
to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration--
(1) information as required by the Third Amended Standing
General Order 2021-01; and
(2) a monthly report that includes, with respect to the
preceding month--
(A) the number of miles traveled on public roads by
covered vehicles manufactured or operated by such
covered entity, disaggregated by make, model, model
year, major software version, road type (freeway or
non-freeway), location (including State and county),
and whether an occupant was present in the vehicle;
(B) information on any event during which a
collision with a covered vehicle manufactured or
operated by such covered entity resulted in an injury
to a vulnerable road user or an occupant of a vehicle
other than such covered vehicle; and
(C) information on any unplanned stoppage event
that involved a covered vehicle manufactured or
operated by such covered entity, including--
(i) the license plate number and vehicle
identification number of such vehicle;
(ii) the make, model, model year, and major
software version of such vehicle;
(iii) the date, time, and location
(including State, county, and latitude and
longitude) with respect to such event;
(iv) the type of road (freeway or non-
freeway) on which such event occurred;
(v) a description of such event;
(vi) information about any environmental
conditions (including geography and weather)
affecting the operation of such vehicle with
respect to such event;
(vii) information about any involvement of
law enforcement, first responders, or public
transit authorities with respect to such event;
(viii) information about the impact of such
event on passengers, vulnerable road users, or
other vehicles;
(ix) information about the resolution of
such event;
(x) information about any intervention by
such covered entity with respect to such event;
and
(xi) the amount of time in seconds between
the beginning and resolution of such event and,
if such covered entity intervened in such
event, the amount of time in seconds between
the beginning of such event and the
intervention by such covered entity.
(b) Scope of Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance System Reporting.--
With respect to the monthly report required under subsection (a)(2), a
covered entity may only submit data from a covered vehicle with a Level
2 Advanced Driver Assistance System if such data--
(1) was collected while such System was engaged or during
the 30-second period preceding an unplanned stoppage event; and
(2) does not contain personally identifiable information
about a human driver of such vehicle.
(c) Public Availability.--Beginning on the date that is 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall make publicly
available on the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, in a machine-readable format that includes datasets,
any information and reports submitted pursuant to subsection (a).
(d) Amendment of Regulations.--
(1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 10 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not before
such date, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration may rescind the regulations required by
subsection (a) or amend such regulations so as to reduce the
frequency and scope of information required to be submitted
pursuant to such subsection.
(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) may be
construed to prevent the Administrator of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, at any time, from amending the
regulations required by subsection (a) in a manner consistent
with such subsection.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means a
manufacturer or operator that is subject to the requirements of
the Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01.
(2) Covered vehicle.--The term ``covered vehicle'' means a
vehicle with an Automated Driving System or a Level 2 Advanced
Driver Assistance System.
(3) Third amended standing general order 2021-01.--The term
``Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01'' means the
Third Amended Standing General Order 2021-01 (relating to
Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and
Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)) of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with an
effective date of June 16, 2025.
(4) Unplanned stoppage event.--The term ``unplanned
stoppage event'' means an event, other than a collision or an
incident intentionally caused by a human driver, during which,
as a result of an Automated Driving System or Level 2 Advanced
Driver Assistance System (or if such a System was engaged or an
attempt was made to engage such a System during the 30-second
period preceding such event), a covered vehicle--
(A) stops on a public road in a travel lane and is
unable to proceed without retrieval, manual
intervention, or the assistance of a remote operator;
(B) interferes with the normal functioning of
public transit or public transit vehicles, including
light rail;
(C) interferes with the activities of law
enforcement or first responders; or
(D) interferes with a construction or work zone.
(5) Vulnerable road user.--The term ``vulnerable road
user'' has the meaning given such term in section 148(a) of
title 23, United States Code.
(6) Terms defined in third amended standing general order
2021-01.--The terms ``Advanced Driver Assistance System'',
``Automated Driving System'', ``Level 2'', ``manufacturer'',
and ``operator'' have the meaning given such terms in the Third
Amended Standing General Order 2021-01.
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