Transportation (Roads & Highways)

in committee · United States · House Sep 12, 2025

HR 5337: Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act of 2024

HR 5337 establishes a new standard for businesses (called "covered entities") that contract with motor carriers to ship goods. It requires these businesses to verify 45 days before shipment that a carrier is properly registered, has required insurance, and is confirmed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) as meeting safety standards. Individual shippers (like personal movers) are exempt from these verification requirements. The standard expires once the FMCSA issues new safety fitness regulations within one year of the bill's enactment. The bill also creates a public FMCSA confirmation system showing whether carriers meet safety requirements.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRequires businesses to verify motor carriers' safety compliance with FMCSA standards, directly enhancing transportation safety protocols for freight shipping.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Freight Roads & Highways

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in committee · United States · House Jul 24, 2025

HR 4661: AMERICA DRIVES Act

The AMERICA DRIVES Act (HR 4661) allows commercial trucks equipped with Level 4 or Level 5 automated driving systems (ADS) to operate interstate without a human driver onboard or a remote operator. It directly affects commercial trucking companies and autonomous vehicle manufacturers by preempting state laws requiring human drivers and mandating the Department of Transportation (DOT) to update regulations by 2027. Key provisions include revising rules around hours of service, drug testing, and driver licensing to apply to driverless vehicles, while defining ADS based on industry standards (SAE J3016). The bill ensures regulatory parity for ADS-equipped trucks and excludes automated technologies from width calculations under safety standards.

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyEnables autonomous trucking by removing human driver requirements and preempting restrictive state laws, advancing ADS technology deployment.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationEnables autonomous commercial trucking by preempting state regulations, modernizing vehicle safety standards, and mandating DOT updates to advance transportation technology adoption.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Autonomous Vehicles Freight Roads & Highways

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in committee · United States · House Feb 7, 2025

HR 1137: No Kill Switches in Cars Act

HR 1137, the "No Kill Switches in Cars Act," repeals Section 24220 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), which previously required vehicle manufacturers to implement advanced impaired driving technology. This bill directly affects car manufacturers by removing a mandate to integrate specific safety technology designed to detect driver impairment. The key provision is the repeal itself, eliminating the requirement without creating new obligations or altering existing vehicle safety standards.

Topics ✗ TechnologyOpposes TechnologyRepeals mandate for impaired driving tech, reducing regulatory requirements for vehicle safety technology90% confidence ✗ TransportationOpposes TransportationRepeals mandate for impaired driving safety technology, weakening vehicle safety standards in transportation infrastructure.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Roads & Highways Traffic Safety

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in committee · United States · House Mar 31, 2025

HR 2526: Bus Parity and Clarity Act

HR 2526, the Bus Parity and Clarity Act, clarifies that over-the-road buses operating in scheduled or charter service must pay the same tolls and access terms as public transit buses at toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and HOV lanes. It updates federal definitions to explicitly include "charter service" under existing equal access rules and requires toll facilities to offer these buses identical rates. The bill mandates the Federal Highway Administration to publish a public database of toll rates and terms within 180 days of enactment. This directly affects commercial bus operators using toll infrastructure, ensuring they receive equitable treatment compared to public transit vehicles.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationClarifies equal toll access for public transit and charter buses, ensuring parity in transportation infrastructure usage and promoting consistent public transit access.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Public Transit Roads & Highways Transportation Funding

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in committee · United States · Senate Apr 10, 2025

S 1430: Interactive Federal Review Act

S 1430, the Interactive Federal Review Act, requires the Transportation Secretary to encourage highway projects receiving specific federal grants (like INFRA, RAISE, or Mega grants) to use digital platforms and 3D "digital twin" models during environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). It mandates the Secretary to publish guidance within 90 days, select at least 10 projects to demonstrate these tools, and prioritize grant applications that plan to use them. The bill also requires a report on the efficiency and community engagement benefits within 180 days, plus 5 published examples of digital workflows by the Department of Transportation. This directly affects highway project sponsors seeking federal funding under the specified grant programs.

Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentMandates digital tools for NEPA environmental reviews, aiming to improve assessment efficiency and outcomes for highway projects under federal grants.85% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyMandates digital platforms and 3D models for federal highway projects, advancing tech adoption in infrastructure planning under NEPA review processes.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRequires digital tools for highway project reviews under federal grants, prioritizing applications using them to advance infrastructure project timelines.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Roads & Highways

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in committee · United States · House Sep 19, 2025

HR 5479: MAP Roads Act

The MAP Roads Act establishes a federal pilot program to fund states in digitizing county road records and creating publicly accessible digital maps. It directly affects rural counties and state transportation departments by providing grants to convert paper maps into standardized digital formats, ensuring datasets distinguish public vs. private roads and work with mapping platforms. States must use funds for digitization, training, and building centralized repositories updated annually, with $20 million authorized yearly from 2026-2031. The program aims to improve rural commerce, safety, and navigation without altering road jurisdiction or ownership under existing law.

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill funds digitization of road records into public digital maps, advancing public digital infrastructure through federal grants for standardization and accessibility.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill provides federal grants to digitize road records and create public maps, directly funding transportation infrastructure modernization per 'funds transportation projects' indicator.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Roads & Highways Tags Rural Communities

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in committee · United States · Senate Nov 6, 2025

S 3121: UBER Act

This bill requires drivers working for ride-share companies under federal contracts in the U.S. or Hawaii to meet specific standards: be at least 21 years old, read and speak English well enough to interact with the public and officials, safely operate vehicles, hold a valid state license, and pass a road test. It includes an exception for deaf or hearing-impaired drivers using American Sign Language. Companies must certify all drivers meet these requirements, and non-compliance results in a 5-year ban from federal contracts. The law applies to transportation network companies (like Uber or Lyft) and shared-use mobility providers seeking federal contracts.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRequires ride-share drivers to meet safety, licensing, and language standards, enhancing transportation safety regulations for vehicle services.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Driver Licensing Roads & Highways

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in committee · United States · House Feb 5, 2026

HR 7354: Stop Underrides Act 2.0

This bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish new safety standards for side underride guards on trucks and trailers within 18 months, with full compliance required within two years. The standards mandate that these guards prevent passenger vehicles from sliding under trucks during collisions, improve safety for vulnerable road users like motorcyclists, and include aerodynamic features to aid fuel efficiency. The bill also creates an advisory committee to monitor underride safety and mandates studies to better understand and prevent these crashes. It aims to reduce the thousands of deaths and injuries from underride crashes that have occurred over the past 50 years, as documented by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill mandates aerodynamic features on trucks to aid fuel efficiency, which reduces emissions and supports environmental protection goals.75% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates new safety standards for truck underride guards to prevent collisions and improve road safety, directly enhancing transportation safety standards.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Roads & Highways Traffic Safety

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in committee · United States · House Mar 14, 2025

HR 2167: Transportation Equity Act

HR 2167, the Transportation Equity Act, creates a new Transportation Equity Committee within the Department of Transportation. The committee, composed of 9-15 diverse members representing communities, tribes, academia, and advocacy groups, will provide independent advice to the Secretary on measuring transportation equity - such as access to jobs, economic opportunity, and community connectivity. It will develop recommendations for national metrics but cannot make final policy decisions, which remain with the Secretary. The committee must meet publicly at least twice yearly and ensure broad geographic and community representation in its work.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill creates Transportation Equity Committee to measure access to jobs and community connectivity, advancing equitable transportation policy.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Public Transit Roads & Highways Transportation Funding

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in committee · United States · Senate Feb 4, 2026

S 3773: Enforce Immigration or Lose Transportation Act

This bill would withhold up to 10% of federal highway funding from states that fail to comply with specific immigration verification requirements. It directly affects states that issue driver's licenses without requiring proof of legal immigration status or restrict sharing immigration status information with federal authorities. Key provisions include withholding 5% of funds in the first year of noncompliance (increasing to 10% annually thereafter) and requiring annual state certifications of compliance. The bill conditions transportation funding on adherence to these immigration verification standards, as defined by the REAL ID Act and federal immigration law.

Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationMandates state compliance with federal immigration verification, threatens funding for states issuing licenses without legal status proof, and requires sharing immigration data with federal authorities, restricting immigrant services.95% confidence ✗ TransportationOpposes TransportationBill withholds federal highway funding (transportation) from states failing immigration verification, directly defunding transportation infrastructure as a penalty, not advancing transportation policy.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Driver Licenses & IDs Enforcement Work Authorization Driver Licensing Roads & Highways Transportation Funding

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