Work toward a responsible federal autonomous vehicle framework that prioritizes safety, a single federal standard, and American competitiveness.

Robert E. Latta · Ohio · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

Congress must act now to ensure durable statutory clarity. This is why I introduced the SELF DRIVE Act, which prioritizes safety, a single federal AV standard, and American competitiveness.

Latta commits to pursuing legislation for a durable federal AV framework centered on safety, one federal standard, and competitiveness.

Latta Sends Letter to Secretary Duffy Applauding Administration's Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Leadership
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Evidence

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Axios reported that at a live event with Rep. Bob Latta, he said safety comes first and that self-driving vehicles need to be "as safe or safer" than other vehicles on the road.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Latta publicly reiterated a safety-first approach to autonomous vehicles and discussed broader uses for the technology, but this was a discussion event rather than enacted federal framework progress.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Axios Live: Self-driving cars must be "as safe or safer" than other vehicles on the road, lawmaker says
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Mr. Latta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows Latta introduced H.R. 7390, the SELF DRIVE Act of 2026, but the cited official text is an introduced House bill referred to committees, not an enacted autonomous-vehicle framework.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 7390 Introduced in House (IH) - SELF DRIVE Act of 2026
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This National Strategy communicates the unified approach and goals of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) for automated vehicles (AVs) and describes critical activities planned and underway, with a focus on fiscal years 2026–2030.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): DOT issued a September 2026 national AV strategy emphasizing a unified approach, safety, regulatory certainty, and American leadership; it is relevant partial agency progress but does not show enactment of Latta’s single federal statutory standard.

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AV%20National%20Strategy_508_3Sep2026.pdf
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Assessments

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Latta materially pursued the goal, most notably by authoring the SELF DRIVE Act, which passed the House in September 2017, and by reintroducing the bill in the 117th Congress in June 2021. He also continued publicly advocating a safety-first national framework, including in 2022 and 2026. But as of June 12, 2026, no comprehensive federal autonomous-vehicle framework establishing the promised single federal standard had been enacted, and the 2021 bill did not become law. Under the rubric, that is a serious legislative effort without delivery of the promised policy outcome.

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