S. 1474In committee

Vehicle Safety Research Act of 2025

Introduced: Apr 10, 2025

Latest action date: Apr 10, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Congress: 119th Congress
Introduced: Apr 10, 2025
Recorded roll calls: 0

Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.

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What this bill does

Vehicle Safety Research Act of 2025

This bill provides statutory authority for the Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS) program in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). PARTS is an accord among automakers and NHTSA, which enables participants to voluntarily share safety-related data, via an independent third party, for collaborative safety analysis.

The bill specifies that

NHTSA must develop a governing charter for the program;
NHTSA must contract with an external organization (i.e., a qualified nonprofit organization or institution of higher education) to conduct research to gather, analyze, and share certain traffic safety data and information; and
any report, data, communications, work product, or other information voluntarily submitted to NHTSA or an external organization under the program shall not be disclosed to the public.

Further, the bill specifies that NHTSA is not required to promulgate any regulations to carry out the PARTS program.

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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Referred ToApr 10, 2025

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Apr 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
IntroReferralSenate
Apr 10, 2025
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