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State Actions For Employing Transportation Risk Assessments and Crossing Knowledge Strategies Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require continued periodic reports on highway-rail grade crossing safety, and for other purposes.

Introduced Oct 17, 2025

Latest action (Dec 18, 2025) Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Issues
Healthcare
Legislative subjects (4)
Pedestrians and bicyclingRailroadsRoads and highwaysTransportation safety and security

Summary
  • Requires states to report on how they will work with railroads and other stakeholders to reduce pedestrian fatalities (including suicides) along railroad rights-of-way.
  • Requires states to consult with mental health and law enforcement agencies when developing these strategies to reduce fatalities.
  • Mandates that states submit highway-rail crossing safety reports to the Federal Railroad Administration every five years.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
14 cosponsors

Actions (6)
  1. Dec 18, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. · house
  2. Dec 18, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  3. Dec 18, 2025 Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged · house
  4. Dec 1, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. · house
  5. Oct 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  6. Oct 17, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 8748 — Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
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  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. (shares 2 subjects)
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  • HR 6427 — Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Oct 17, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 17, 2025

Ms. Pou (for herself and Mr. Bost) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require continued periodic reports on highway-rail grade crossing safety, 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 “State Actions For Employing Transportation Risk Assessments and Crossing Knowledge Strategies Act” or the “SAFE TRACKS Act”.

SEC. 2. REPORTS ON HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING SAFETY.

Section 20167 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in paragraph (4) by striking “and” at the end;

(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph

(6); and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:

“(5) how the State will work with stakeholders, including railroads operating in and across the State, to reduce pedestrian fatalities, including suicides, along railroad right of way, in consultation with mental health and law enforcement agencies and entities; and”; and

(2) in subsection (b) by inserting “and every 5 years thereafter,” before “the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration”. <all>

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