# 115-hr-3406: PAVE Act

115-hr-3406, PAVE Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3406
- Congress: 115
- Title: PAVE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- Introduced: 2017-07-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Practical Automated Vehicle Exemptions Act or the PAVE Act This bill increases the annual number of vehicles that may be exempted from federal motor vehicle safety standards for the development of new vehicle safety features. It makes a manufacturer eligible for an exemption from certain standards relating to a bumper standard if the Department of Transportation (DOT) determines that the manufacturer's total motor vehicle production in the most recent year of production is not more than 10,000. A manufacturer is eligible for an exemption from other standards if DOT determines that the exemption is for not more than a specified number of vehicles in any 12-month period. The bill puts a cap on renewals of exemptions.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2017-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7217: IMPROVE Act
- 115-hr-7149: Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act
- 115-hr-6835: PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6183: Family Reunification Act
- 115-hr-6116: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 362 North Ross Street in Beaverton, Michigan, as the "Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office".

## Sources
- [115-hr-3406 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3406)

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- [115-hr-7149: Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7149)
- [115-hr-6835: PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6835)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6183: Family Reunification Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6183)
- [115-hr-6116: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 362 No…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6116)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3406 (as of 2025-11-18).