S 1474 · in committee · major
Vehicle Safety Research Act of 2025
- defense
What this bill does
- Creates statutory authority for a vehicle safety data-sharing program between automakers and federal safety regulators.
- Affects automakers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and safety researchers.
- Requires NHTSA to develop program rules and contract with a nonprofit or university to manage confidential data analysis.
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How would automakers' competitive concerns about sharing proprietary safety data be balanced against NHTSA's need for comprehensive information to identify hazards?
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What safeguards should govern how a nonprofit or university manages confidential automaker data to prevent misuse or public disclosure?
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Would this data-sharing program help NHTSA detect safety problems faster than its current complaint and testing processes?
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Sponsor · D-MI
Gary C. Peters
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Introduced 2025-04-10
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Legislative timeline
2025-04-10 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-04-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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