AV Accessibility Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4419 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4419 To prohibit a State from issuing a motor vehicle operator's license for the operation or use of an ADS-equipped vehicle operating at Level 4 or Level 5 in a manner that discriminates on the basis of disability. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2025 Mr. Stanton (for himself and Mr. Mast) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit a State from issuing a motor vehicle operator's license for the operation or use of an ADS-equipped vehicle operating at Level 4 or Level 5 in a manner that discriminates on the basis of disability. 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 Vehicle Accessibility Act'' or the ``AV Accessibility Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Disability.--The term ``disability'' has the meaning given the term in section 12102 of title 42, United States Code. (2) Public transportation.--The term ``public transportation'' has the meaning given the term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. (3) Ride-hail ads-equipped vehicle.--The term ``ride-hail ADS-equipped vehicle'' means an ADS-equipped vehicle that is-- (A) offered for pre-arranged transportation services for compensation, using an online-enabled application or electronic platform to connect passengers with vehicles; and (B) dispatched in driverless operation. (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Transportation. (5) SAE-defined terms.--The terms ``ADS-equipped vehicle'', ``dispatch'', ``Level 4'', ``Level 5'', and ``driverless operation'