119-s1654

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1654 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1654

To require transportation network companies to provide customers notice 
when a driver has a camera in their motor vehicle and provide customers 
an opportunity to opt out of riding in motor vehicles with cameras, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 7, 2025

 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
 Science, and Transportation

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 A BILL

To require transportation network companies to provide customers notice 
when a driver has a camera in their motor vehicle and provide customers 
an opportunity to opt out of riding in motor vehicles with cameras, 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 ``Safe and Private Rides Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES PERTAINING TO 
 CAMERAS IN MOTOR VEHICLES.

    (a) Registering Requirement, Notice and Opportunity To Opt Out of 
Riding in Cars With Cameras, and Restriction on Use of Passenger 
Recording.--A transportation network company shall--

    (1) for the purpose of enabling the notification described 
 in paragraph

    (2) , require each driver affiliated with the 
 transportation network company to register with such company 
 any camera in the motor vehicle of the driver that records 
 video images of passengers;

    (2) notify each passenger of each camera registered with 
 the transportation network company;

    (3) develop and implement a process to address any 
 violation of the requirement under paragraph

    (1) ;

    (4) provide any customer of the transportation network 
 company with--
        (A) a clear and prominent notice on the application 
 of the transportation network company when a driver 
 affiliated with such company uses a motor vehicle that 
 has a camera in the motor vehicle that records video 
 images of passengers; and
        (B) subject to the standards described in 
 subsection

    (b) , an opportunity on such application to 
 opt out of riding in any motor vehicle that has a 
 camera in the motor vehicle that records video images 
 of passengers;

    (5) not retain or transfer a recording of a passenger 
 except as necessary to report criminal activity, for insurance 
 purposes, or to determine compliance with the terms of service 
 of a transportation network company; and

    (6) establish a mechanism by which a passenger of the 
 transportation network company may report instances of being--
        (A) recorded without being notified; or
        (B) connected with a driver with a camera in the 
 motor vehicle that records video images of passengers 
 after such passenger opted out pursuant to paragraph

    (4)
        (B) .

    (b) Standards for the Opportunity To Opt Out.--For purposes of the 
opportunity to opt out described in subsection

    (a)

    (2)
        (B) , a 
transportation network company shall--

    (1) allow any customer to revoke consent to ride in a motor 
 vehicle that has a camera in such vehicle through an accessible 
 and easily navigable mechanism;

    (2) provide an option to opt out that is clearly displayed 
 in the application settings or another easily accessible 
 location in that application;

    (3) provide to a customer an opportunity to opt out of 
 riding in a motor vehicle that has a camera in such vehicle 
 that is independent from the customer agreeing to the terms of 
 service of the transportation network company; and

    (4) only infer a customer's decision to opt out based on 
 the customer taking a direct action that a reasonable person 
 would constitute as an affirmative revocation of consent.
            (c) Limitation of Liability.--No transportation network company 
that has complied with subsections

    (a) and

    (b) shall be liable for the 
actions of a driver affiliated with such company who otherwise violates 
such subsections.
            (d) Enforcement by the Commission.--

    (1) Unfair or deceptive act or practices.--A violation of 
 this Act shall be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or 
 practice in violation of a rule promulgated under 

section 18

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
 57a

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) ).

    (2) Powers of the commission.--
        (A) In general.--The Commission shall enforce this 
 Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the 
 same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
 applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
 Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated 
 into and made a part of this section.
        (B) Privileges and immunities.--Any transportation 
 network company that violates this Act shall be subject 
 to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and 
 immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act 
 (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
            (C) Authority preserved.--Nothing in this Act shall 
 be construed to limit the authority of the Commission 
 under any other provision of law.

    (e) Effective Date.--The requirements established in this Act shall 
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the enactment of this 
Act.

    (f) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this Act:

    (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
 Trade Commission.

    (2) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means any 
 vehicle which is manufactured primarily for use on public 
 streets, roads, and highways (not including a vehicle operated 
 exclusively on a rail or rails) and which has at least 4 
 wheels.

    (3) Transportation network company.--
        (A) In general.--The term ``transportation network 
 company'' means any entity that uses a digital network 
 to connect a customer to a driver affiliated with the 
 company in order for the driver to provide 
 transportation services using a motor vehicle to the 
 customer.
        (B) Exclusions.--The term ``transportation network 
 company'' does not include--
            (i) a shared-expense carpool or vanpool 
 arrangement that is not intended to generate a 
 profit for the driver; or
            (ii) microtransit or other dedicated 
 transportation services provided exclusively on 
 behalf of a government entity, a nonprofit 
 organization, or a third-party commercial 
 enterprise.
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