# 115-hr-3401: To amend chapter 301 of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, to update or provide new motor vehicle safety standards for highly automated vehicles, and for other purposes.

115-hr-3401, To amend chapter 301 of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, to update or provide new motor vehicle safety standards for highly automated vehicles, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3401
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend chapter 301 of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, to update or provide new motor vehicle safety standards for highly automated vehicles, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- Introduced: 2017-07-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule requiring the submission of safety assessment certifications for highly automated vehicles or automated driving systems. DOT shall make available to the public and submit to Congress a rulemaking and safety priority plan to accommodate the development and deployment of highly automated vehicles and to ensure their safety and security. DOT shall: (1) initiate the first rulemaking proceeding for the rulemaking and safety priority plan within 18 months of this bill's enactment, and (2) complete research into the development of updated safety standards or performance requirements for motor vehicle headlamps within two years.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2017-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-6534: Stop Outsourcing Security Act
- 115-hr-6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5533: Special Counsel Transparency Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3401 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3401)

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- [115-hr-6534: Stop Outsourcing Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6534)
- [115-hr-6193: Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6193)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5533: Special Counsel Transparency Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5533)
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