HR9852Referred to Committee

Slow Down Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-07-22
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Valerie P. Foushee
Valerie P. Foushee
Democrat · NC · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (629 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Progressive Groups$400k
  • Climate & Environment$1k

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-07-22

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Plain-English Summary

States would be allowed to include "super speeder" enforcement programs—which target drivers going significantly over the speed limit—as part of their official highway safety initiatives that receive federal funding and support. This change would let states use federal highway safety resources and grants to fund aggressive speeding enforcement efforts aimed at reducing traffic accidents and fatalities caused by extremely high-speed driving.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9852 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9852 To amend title 23, United States Code, to include super speeder programs in State highway safety programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ 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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