[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1082 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1082

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
To prohibit the unauthorized sale of ride-hailing signage and study the 
incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles 
               in order to enhance safety and save lives.

    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 ``Sami's Law''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act:
            (1) Passenger.--The term ``passenger'' means an individual 
        who is matched with a TNC driver through a TNC platform.
            (2) Tnc driver.--The term ``TNC driver'' means an 
        individual who contracts with a transportation network company 
        and provides transportation services facilitated through a TNC 
        platform in exchange for compensation or payment of a fee from 
        a passenger.
            (3) Tnc platform.--The term ``TNC platform'' means an 
        online-enabled application or digital network made available by 
        a transportation network company to connect passengers to TNC 
        drivers for the purpose of a TNC driver providing prearranged 
        transportation services.
            (4) Tnc vehicle.--The term ``TNC vehicle'' means a vehicle 
        (also known as a ``ride-hailing vehicle'') that is--
                    (A) owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use 
                by a TNC driver; and
                    (B) used by the TNC driver to provide to passengers 
                prearranged transportation services facilitated through 
                a TNC platform.
            (5) Transportation network company; tnc.--
                    (A) In general.--The terms ``transportation network 
                company'' and ``TNC'' mean a corporation, partnership, 
                sole proprietorship, or other entity that makes 
                available a TNC platform to connect passengers to TNC 
                drivers in exchange for compensation or payment of a 
                fee in order for the TNC driver to transport the 
                passenger using a TNC vehicle.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``transportation network 
                company'' and ``TNC'' does not include--
                            (i) a shared-expense carpool or vanpool 
                        arrangement that is not intended to generate 
                        profit for the driver; or
                            (ii) microtransit or other dedicated 
                        services provided exclusively on behalf of a 
                        government entity, a nonprofit organization, or 
                        a third-party commercial enterprise.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF RIDE-HAILING SIGNAGE.

    (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be 
unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any signage that--
            (1) is designed to help a passenger to identify a TNC 
        vehicle; and
            (2) either--
                    (A) contains a proprietary trademark or logo of a 
                transportation network company; or
                    (B) purports to be signage of a transportation 
                network company.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any person 
authorized by a transportation network company to sell or offer for 
sale signage of the transportation network company described in that 
subsection.
    (c) Enforcement.--
            (1) In general.--A violation of this section shall be 
        considered to be a violation of a rule defining an unfair or 
        deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) 
        of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
            (2) Action by ftc.--The Federal Trade Commission shall 
        enforce this section in the same manner, by the same means, and 
        with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
        applicable provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
        U.S.C. 41 et seq.) are incorporated in this Act.
            (3) Treatment.--Any person who violates this section 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.).
    (d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section limits the authority 
of the Federal Trade Commission under any other provision of law.

SEC. 4. GAO STUDY ON INCIDENCE OF FATAL AND NON-FATAL PHYSICAL AND 
              SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PASSENGERS, TNC DRIVERS, AND DRIVERS OF 
              OTHER FOR-HIRE VEHICLES.

    (a) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes the 
results of a study regarding--
            (1) the incidence of fatal and non-fatal physical assault 
        and sexual assault perpetrated in the preceding 2 calendar 
        years (starting with calendar years 2019 and 2020 for the first 
        study)--
                    (A) against TNC drivers and drivers of other for-
                hire vehicles (including taxicabs) by passengers and 
                riders of for-hire vehicles; and
                    (B) against passengers and riders by other 
                passengers and TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire 
                vehicles (including taxicabs), including the incidences 
                that are committed by individuals who are not TNC 
                drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles but who 
                pose as TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire 
                vehicles;
            (2) the nature and specifics of any background checks 
        conducted on prospective TNC drivers and drivers of other for-
        hire vehicles (including taxicabs), including any State and 
        local laws requiring those background checks; and
            (3) the safety steps taken by transportation network 
        companies and other for-hire vehicle services (including 
        taxicab companies) related to rider and driver safety.
    (b) Sexual Assault Defined.--In this section, the term ``sexual 
assault'' means the occurrence of an act that constitutes any 
nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, Tribal, or State law, 
including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.

SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

     The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 14, 2022.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1082

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To prohibit the unauthorized sale of ride-hailing signage and study the 
incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles 
               in order to enhance safety and save lives.