I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2011 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the highway safety 
improvement program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2025 
Mr. RASKIN (for himself, Mr. STEIL, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Mr. 
VAN ORDEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to 
the highway safety improvement program, 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 ‘‘Sarah Debbink 
Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.— 
Section 148(a)(4)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in clause (xxix), by striking ‘‘through 
(xxviii)’’ and inserting ‘‘through (xxx)’’; 
(2) by redesignating clause (xxix) as clause 
(xxxi); and 
(3) by inserting after clause (xxviii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(xxix) The connection of 2 or more 
segments of existing bicyclist or pedestrian 
infrastructure. 
‘‘(xxx) The reduction of safety risks to 
vulnerable road users through a project or 
strategy described in a program of projects 
or strategies developed pursuant to sub-
section (l)(2)(B).’’. 
(b) FEDERAL SHARE OF CERTAIN HIGHWAY SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 148(j) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in sec-
tions 120 and 130’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sec-
tions 120 and 130 and paragraph (2)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Federal share of the cost of a 
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highway safety improvement project carried out with 
funds apportioned to a State under section 
104(b)(3) may be up to 100 percent if the project 
is a project described in clause (xxix) or (xxx) of 
subsection (a)(4)(B).’’. 
(2) FLEXIBLE FINANCING.—Section 133(h)(7) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) 
FLEXIBLE
FINANCING.—Notwith-
standing section 120— 
‘‘(i) the non-Federal share for a 
project under this subsection may be cal-
culated on a project, multiple-project, or 
program basis; and 
‘‘(ii) the Federal share of the cost of 
an individual project under this subsection 
may be up to 100 percent. 
‘‘(C) 
TREATMENT
AS
NON-FEDERAL 
SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds made available to carry out sec-
tion 148 may be credited toward the non-Fed-
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eral share of the costs of a project under this 
subsection if— 
‘‘(i) the project includes a Proven 
Safety Countermeasure for bicyclists or pe-
destrians, as determined by the Federal 
Highway Administration; 
‘‘(ii) the relevant State strategic high-
way safety plan includes an emphasis area 
related to vulnerable road users; or 
‘‘(iii) the proposed project— 
‘‘(I) was described in a program 
of projects or strategies developed 
pursuant to paragraph section 148 (l); 
or 
‘‘(II) was identified by a local 
government, metropolitan planning or-
ganization, or regional transportation 
planning organization, including in a 
safety plan described in subparagraph 
(B), as addressing 1 or more areas of 
high risk to vulnerable road users 
during the consultation process re-
quired under paragraph (xx)(B) and 
through a planning process and data- 
based analysis. 
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‘‘(D) SAFETY PLANS DESCRIBED.—A safe-
ty plan referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) 
is— 
‘‘(i) a pedestrian or bicyclist safety 
plan; 
‘‘(ii) a Complete Streets plan; 
‘‘(iii) a local roadway safety plan; 
‘‘(iv) a Vision Zero Action Plan; 
‘‘(v) a transition plan described in 
section 35.150(d) of title 28, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or successor regulations) 
(commonly known as an ‘ADA Transition 
Plan’); 
‘‘(vi) a Tribal transportation safety 
plan; 
‘‘(vii) a comprehensive safety action 
plan (as defined in section 24112(a) of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(23 U.S.C. 402 note; Public Law 117– 
58)); or 
‘‘(viii) any other safety plan, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.’’. 
(3) INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE FOR PROVEN 
SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES.—Section 120(c)(1) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended, in the first 
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sentence, by inserting ‘‘Proven Safety Counter-
measures for bicyclists or pedestrians (as determined 
by the Federal Highway Administration),’’ before 
‘‘breakaway utility poles’’. 
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