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Slow Down Act

To amend title 23, United States Code, to include super speeder programs in State highway safety programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jul 22, 2026

Latest action (Jul 22, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works

Summary
  • Amends federal highway safety programs to authorize states to establish "Stop Super Speeders" programs
  • Allows states to require installation and use of active intelligent speed assistance technology that automatically limits vehicle speeds to the applicable speed limit for repeat or severe speeding violators
  • Permits states to impose penalties on individuals who fail to comply with the requirement to install and use the speed-limiting technology

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)

Actions (2)
  1. Jul 22, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  2. Jul 22, 2026 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jul 22, 2026

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 22, 2026

Mrs. Foushee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to include super speeder programs in State highway safety programs, 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 “Slow Down Act”.

SEC. 2. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

Section 402(a)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating clauses (xiii) and (xiv) as clauses

(xiv) and (xv), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after clause (xii) the following:

“(xiii) to establish and implement Stop Super Speeders programs requiring the installation and use of active intelligent speed assistance technology, that automatically limits a motor vehicle from exceeding the applicable speed limit, for individuals with records of repeated or severe violations of applicable speed limits including penalties for failure to comply with such requirements in their motor vehicle;”. <all>

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