States must spend 5% of highway money on pedestrian safety.
H.R. 9424 — Save Our Pedestrians Act of 2026 · Filed by Mike Carey (R-OH) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires states to spend at least 5% of certain federal highway funds on pedestrian safety. States must improve crossings where people are often hit or killed. States work with local governments to pick which crossings need help most. The rule starts in fiscal year 2027.
Who it affects
Pedestrians and communities get safer crossings. States must change how they spend highway money to follow the new rule.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say which crossings count as high-risk. States and local governments decide together, so different states might pick different crossings.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jun 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal highway funds — Money the U.S. government gives to states to build and fix roads.
- fiscal year — A 12-month period the government uses to plan and spend money.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (978 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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