S5579-118

Introduced

To prevent covered vehicle manufacturers from accessing, selling, or otherwise selling certain covered vehicle data, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prevent covered vehicle manufacturers from accessing, selling, or otherwise selling certain covered vehicle data, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Transportation, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services 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, technology companies and users of digital services 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 Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act.
  • Section id113f0b968c8a47209eae5cbbeaa92cd7: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term covered vehicle means a motor vehicle or a vehicle primarily used...
  • Section id18b439b44b7a45bebf591645017d0cb4: 3. Operator data privacy and security A manufacturer of a covered vehicle may not, with respect to the covered vehicle of a covered vehicle owner that is...
  • Section id1008ec5bfc3c47e8ad4e041958fd8c1c: 4. Operator data access A manufacturer of a covered vehicle shall provide to a covered vehicle owner access to, and control of, operator data— at no cost...
  • Section idc252336ac276420abe6632f80b63e7a4: 5. Standards Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prevent covered vehicle manufacturers from accessing, selling, or otherwise selling certain covered vehicle data, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Transportation, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prevent covered vehicle manufacturers from accessing, selling, or otherwise selling certain covered vehicle data, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Transportation Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 18, 2024

Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Transportation Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"personally identifiable information" §id113f0b968c8a47209eae5cbbeaa92cd7

information that— directly identifies an individual such as the name, address, social security number or other identifying number or code, telephone number, or email address of an individual

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