S. 2788 restricts the Secretary of Transportation's authority over highway safety grant programs by preventing new performance measures or regulatory requirements from being created and requiring the agency to ease or eliminate existing requirements that aren't explicitly mandated by Congress. The bill affects states and localities that receive federal highway safety grants, as well as the Department of Transportation's ability to update safety standards and program oversight. The legislation applies specifically to two federal grant programs—sections 402 and 405 of Title 23, which fund state highway safety initiatives. No new funding is authorized in the bill, and it contains no specific timeline, instead taking effect upon enactment. The bill essentially freezes current grant program rules and removes the agency's flexibility to strengthen safety requirements beyond what Congress has explicitly written into law.
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