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.

Mike Carey

Republican · OH · Representative

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• Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13)Original· 2026-06-24

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-06-24

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States would be required to set aside a portion of their federal highway funding specifically for safety projects at pedestrian crossings where injuries and deaths are highest, such as installing better lighting, wider sidewalks, or traffic signals. This would help protect pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users by forcing states to prioritize the most dangerous crossing locations. The change would affect state transportation departments and communities across the country that struggle with pedestrian safety issues.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9424 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9424 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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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