To prescribe standards for autonomous vehicles, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prescribe standards for autonomous vehicles, and for other
purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Transportation, Trade.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Autonomous Vehicle Acceleration Act of 2025.
- Section id7680a1a006a145c291ee22d80c42bbfd: 2. Findings Congress finds that— rapid advancements in autonomous vehicle technology present significant opportunities to improve transportation safety,...
- Section id5277c182cc404c20a2a1be73540bd0d3: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term autonomous vehicle means a vehicle equipped with an automated driving system that is capable of performing the entire...
- Section idbca9ec4c229b4b3594b1a2c1f9d02912: 4. Implementation of Volpe Center recommendations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall address, in accordance...
- Section id49447992e1d245f2895a57dea1031da0: 5. Roadmap for future concepts Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a roadmap to achieve commercial-scale...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prescribe standards for autonomous vehicles, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Transportation, Trade
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prescribe standards for autonomous vehicles, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Lummis introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
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