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Save Our Pedestrians Act of 2026
To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require States to set aside certain funds to carry out highway safety improvement projects to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities at high-risk pedestrian crossings.
Summary
- Requires states to set aside 5 percent of certain federal highway safety funds for highway safety improvement projects at high-risk pedestrian crossings.
- Applies to funds apportioned to states beginning in fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.
- Defines a high-risk pedestrian crossing as a location identified by the state in consultation with local governments as having a high frequency of injuries or fatalities involving motor vehicles and pedestrians.
- Directs the Secretary of Transportation to enforce the requirement that states use these set-aside funds for pedestrian safety projects.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- Jun 24, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jun 24, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 2026
Mr. Carey (for himself and Mrs. Sykes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require States to set aside certain funds to carry out highway safety improvement projects to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities at high-risk pedestrian crossings.
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 “Save Our Pedestrians Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. SET-ASIDE FOR HIGH-RISK PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS.
Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(m) Set-Aside for High-Risk Pedestrian Crossings.—
“(1) In general.—Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(3) for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall require that an amount equal to 5 percent of such funds shall be expended on highway safety improvement projects carried out to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities at high-risk pedestrian crossings.
“(2) High-risk pedestrian crossing defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘high-risk pedestrian crossing’ means a pedestrian crossing on a highway identified by the State, in consultation with units of local government within such State, as having a high frequency of injuries or fatalities resulting from an incident between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian.”. <all>
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