US Congress House Bill 3416 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To establish in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration a Rural and Mountainous Advisory Council to make recommendations regarding the testing and deployment of highly automated vehicles and automated driving systems in areas that are rural, remote, mountainous, insular, or unmapped. This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration a Rural and Mountainous Advisory Council. The council shall undertake information gathering activities, develop technical advice, and present best practices or recommendations to DOT regarding the testing and deployment of highly automated vehicles and automated driving systems in rural, remote, mountainous, insular, or unmapped areas to evaluate operational limitations caused by natural geographical or man-made features or adverse weather conditions and to enhance the safety and reliability of such vehicles and systems in such areas or conditions. A "highly automated vehicle" is defined as a motor vehicle (excluding a commercial motor vehicle) equipped with an automated driving system. An "automated driving system" is defined as the hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether such system is limited to a specific operational design domain.

To establish in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration a Rural and Mountainous Advisory Council to make recommendations regarding the testing and deployment of highly automated vehicles and automated driving systems in areas that are rural, remote, mountainous, insular, or unmapped.

Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]

Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2017-07-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-07-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-07-26	House	Introduced in House

HB3404 (Related) 2017-07-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
HB3411 (Related) 2017-07-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
HB3413 (Related) 2017-07-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
HB3414 (Related) 2017-07-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
HB3430 (Related) 2017-07-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
HB3388 (Related) 2017-09-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3416/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3416/BILLS-115hr3416ih.pdf