H.R. 4376

[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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