Rural Safety Administration Flexibility Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Sep 11, 2025
What it does
The bill would amend federal highway safety funding rules to allow rural states to spend a lower percentage of their highway safety program funds through political subdivisions—reducing the requirement from 40 percent to 20 percent for states with population density below the national average. It defines a "rural State" as any state whose population density falls below the national average based on the most recent decennial Census data. The change aims to provide greater flexibility in how rural states allocate federal highway safety funds, recognizing their unique geographic and administrative challenges. The bill affects state and local transportation agencies in rural states receiving…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.