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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5394 
To amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to withhold from 
a State certain highway funds if the State operates an automated speed 
enforcement system, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 
Mr. HARRIGAN (for himself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. 
PERRY, and Mr. RULLI) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to 
withhold from a State certain highway funds if the State 
operates an automated speed enforcement system, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom from Auto-
mated Speed Enforcement Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 180. Automated speed enforcement system 
‘‘(a) WITHHOLDING OF APPORTIONMENTS FOR NON-
COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall withhold 10 percent of 
the amount required to be apportioned to any State under 
each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 104(b) on the 
first day of each fiscal year, beginning after September 
30, 2026, in which the State fails to submit the certifi-
cation described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be in compliance under 
subsection (a), the Governor of a State shall submit 
to the Secretary a certification that no jurisdiction 
in such State operates an automated speed enforce-
ment system. 
‘‘(2) AUDIT.—To verify such certification, the 
Secretary may conduct an audit or require docu-
mentation as the Secretary determines necessary. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR SCHOOL AND WORK ZONES.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (b), a State may operate an 
automated speed enforcement system in— 
‘‘(1) a designated school zone during posted 
school hours; and 
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‘‘(2) an active construction work zone— 
‘‘(A) for the duration of the construction 
project; and 
‘‘(B) if— 
‘‘(i) when the location in which the 
automated speed system is operating is not 
an active construction work zone, the post-
ed speed limit is less than 55 miles per 
hour; and 
‘‘(ii) such zone displays clear signage 
indicating that— 
‘‘(I) the area is a construction 
zone; and 
‘‘(II) there is an automated speed 
enforcement system in use. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCE-
MENT SYSTEM.—In this section, the term ‘automated 
speed enforcement system’ means any device that— 
‘‘(1) captures an image of a vehicle for the pur-
pose of issuing a citation for exceeding a speed limit; 
and 
‘‘(2) operates without the presence of a law en-
forcement officer.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transportation 
may issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out 
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section 180 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
this Act). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘180. Automated speed enforcement system.’’. 
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