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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6874 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow recipients of certain grants 
to improve highway safety efforts through the integration of predictive 
data analytics, telematics, and other advanced technologies, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. MANN (for himself and Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow recipients 
of certain grants to improve highway safety efforts 
through the integration of predictive data analytics, 
telematics, and other advanced technologies, 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 ‘‘Roadway Safety Mod-
ernization Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY TECHNOLOGY IN 
CERTAIN HIGHWAY AND FREIGHT SAFETY 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO
HIGHWAY
SAFETY
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) HIGHWAY
SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (4)(B) by adding at 
the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(xxx) The development, acquisition, 
or deployment of safety data and systems, 
including predictive analytics, telematics, 
and other validated methodology tools for 
purposes of highway safety.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (10)(B) by striking 
‘‘includes,’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a railway-highway 
grade crossing, the characteristics of high-
way and train traffic, licensing, and vehicle 
data; and 
‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, data 
collected 
via 
predictive 
analytics, 
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telematics, or other validated methodology 
tools for use in risk modeling and highway 
safety planning.’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (13)— 
(I) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (H) through (J) as subpara-
graphs (I) through (K), respectively; 
and 
(II) by inserting after subpara-
graph (G) the following: 
‘‘(H) incorporates predictive analytics, 
telematics, or other validated methodology tools 
for use in risk modeling and highway safety 
planning;’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘, including by using of 
safety data to proactively identify and ad-
dress roadway safety risks and such safety 
problems; and’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(I) in clause (v) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in clause (vi) by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(III) by adding at the end the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(vii) using crash data and predictive 
analytics, telematics, or other validated 
methodology tools;’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(I) in clause (iv) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clauses: 
‘‘(vi) evaluate how effective a safety 
project is at reducing crashes, injuries, or 
fatalities; and 
‘‘(vii) assess the comparative benefits, 
if any, of safety strategies and interven-
tions to determine which such strategies 
and interventions yield the greatest im-
provement to safety, taking into account 
characteristics of various locations and risk 
factors;’’. 
(2) NATIONAL HIGHWAY FREIGHT PROGRAM.— 
Section 167 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (h)— 
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(i) in paragraph (5)(C) by adding at 
the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(xxiv) Development, acquisition, or 
deployment of safety data tools, including 
predictive analytics, telematics, and other 
validated methodology tools to improve 
freight safety and support performance- 
based planning, including performance- 
based planning under sections 134 and 
135.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6)(B)(i) by insert-
ing before the semicolon ‘‘, including the 
use of predictive analytics, telematics, and 
other validated methodology tools’’; 
(B) in subsection (j), by amending to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(j) INTELLIGENT FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYS-
TEM OPERATING STANDARDS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Roadway Safety Mod-
ernization Act of 2025, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) determine whether there is a need for es-
tablishing operating standards for intelligent freight 
transportation systems; and 
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‘‘(2) if the Administrator determines there is 
such a need, submit to Congress a report on such 
need.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INTELLIGENT FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION 
SYSTEM.—The term ‘intelligent freight transpor-
tation system’ means— 
‘‘(A) innovative or intelligent technological 
transportation systems, infrastructure, or facili-
ties, including elevated freight transportation 
facilities— 
‘‘(i) in proximity to, or within, an ex-
isting right of way on a Federal-aid high-
way; or 
‘‘(ii) that connect land ports of entry 
to existing Federal-aid highways; or 
‘‘(B) communications or information proc-
essing systems that improve the efficiency, se-
curity, or safety of freight movements on the 
Federal-aid highway system, including to im-
prove the conveyance of freight on dedicated in-
telligent freight lanes. 
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‘‘(2) SAFETY
DATA.—The term ‘safety data’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
148(a).’’. 
(3) NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS.— 
Section 405(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) encourage the integration of pre-
dictive analytics, telematics, and other validated 
methodology tools into safety data systems of 
the State.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (H)(ii) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (I) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(J) deploying or using predictive ana-
lytics, telematics, and other validated method-
ology tools to identify high-risk roadway seg-
ments, evaluate crash causation factors, and 
support the development of performance-based 
planning, including performance-based planning 
under sections 134 and 135.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall develop and issue guidance regarding best practices 
for— 
(1) anonymizing data collected for highway 
safety purposes, securing such data, and protecting 
personally identifiable information; 
(2) promoting transparency and accountability 
in using predictive analytics, telematics, and other 
validated methodology tools; and 
(3) ensuring that safety data and related tech-
nologies are grounded in validated methodologies 
(such as actuarial validation, behavioral risk anal-
ysis, and other proven risk indicators) to ensure, to 
the extent practicable, the reliability and effective-
ness of such data and technologies. 
(c) COORDINATION; CONSULTATION.—The Secretary 
shall— 
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(1) within the Department of Transportation, 
ensure the coordination of activities carried out with 
respect to, or programs that fund the use of, pre-
dictive safety tools, including any such activities or 
programs of the Federal Highway Administration, 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Fed-
eral Railroad Administration, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Research and Technology, and the In-
telligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Of-
fice; and 
(2) consult with the Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of any other 
agency determined appropriate by the Secretary of 
Transportation to promote the effective use of pre-
dictive analytics, telematics, and other validated 
methodology tools in, and ensure interoperability of 
such tools across, Federal programs. 
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