Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act
Latest action · Mar 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act
This bill expands the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) to include additional bicyclist and pedestrian safety measures and increases the federal cost share for certain safety projects.
Specifically, the bill allows HSIP to fund projects (1) for the connection of two or more segments of existing bicyclist or pedestrian infrastructure, or (2) that are based on a state's plan to improve the safety of vulnerable road users (e.g., bicyclists or pedestrians) in areas identified as high-risk. In addition, the bill allows an increased federal cost share of up to 100% for these projects.
The bill also allows an increased federal cost share of up to 100% for transportation projects that meet certain criteria, including (1) the project includes a Federal Highway Administration Proven Safety Countermeasure for bicyclists or pedestrians (e.g., bicycle lanes, walkways, and crosswalk visibility enhancements), or (2) the relevant state strategic highway safety plan includes an emphasis area that is related to vulnerable road users.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2025 to Feb 3, 2026; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jan 28, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Feb 3, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Mar 11, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 119-342 | HEARING ON THE ROAD AHEAD: PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE68 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Jul 23, 2025 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2011 | Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act | Related bill | Mar 10, 2025 |
| HR 9041 | America Bikes Act | Related bill | May 26, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
