AMERICA DRIVES Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4661 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4661 To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the preemption of State laws requiring a human occupant in an automated driving systems- equipped commercial motor vehicle, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Mr. Fong introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the preemption of State laws requiring a human occupant in an automated driving systems- equipped commercial motor vehicle, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Autonomous Mobility Ensuring Regulation, Innovation, Commerce, and Advancement Driving Reliability in Vehicle Efficiency and Safety Act'' or the ``AMERICA DRIVES Act''. SEC. 2. PREEMPTION OF STATE LAWS REQUIRING A HUMAN OCCUPANT IN AN AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS-EQUIPPED COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) ADS-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation.-- (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 31139 the following: ``Sec. 31140. ADS-equipped commercial motor vehicle operation ``(a) In General.--A commercial motor vehicle equipped with a Level 4 or Level 5 ADS may be operated in interstate commerce without-- ``(1) a human driver on board such vehicle; or ``(2) a remote human driver. ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations as necessary to implement this section. ``(c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to requir