Safer Roads for Those Who Serve Act of 2026

This bill changes federal highway safety law to focus more on people who work along roads, such as construction crews, tow truck operators, and emergency responders. States would be allowed to use highway safety money to better track crashes involving highway workers, and a state whose highway worker injuries and deaths rise over two years would have to list strategies to address the increase in its next safety plan. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would update its "Move Over law" materials and run a public service announcement, with $2 million per year authorized for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. The Department of Transportation would conduct research and outreach on highway worker safety, with $3 million per year authorized, and three federal grant programs would consider how projects protect highway workers.

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Sponsors

• Catherine Cortez Masto Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors