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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.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to require states to submit periodic safety reports on highway-rail grade crossings to the Federal Railroad Administration every 5 years. The reports must include how states will work with railroads and other stakeholders to reduce pedestrian fatalities, including suicides, along railroad rights-of-way, in coordination with mental health and law enforcement agencies. The bill expands state safety planning requirements to address pedestrian safety along railroad corridors.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
14 cosponsors
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Nellie Pou’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CARLA DEVELOPMENT GROUP $6,600
- NULL $5,500
- 1868 PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC $5,300
- MCMANIMON SCOTLAND & BAUMANN LLC $5,000
- TICKETNETWORK $4,300
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nellie Pou → · Outside spending →
Actions (6)
- Dec 18, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. · house
- Dec 18, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Dec 18, 2025 Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged · house
- Dec 1, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. · house
- Oct 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Oct 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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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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