Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2026
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Latest Action · May 12, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill extends and reorganizes federal surface transportation research and development programs under the Department of Transportation. It updates funding timelines for existing highway and rail research initiatives from fiscal years 2022-2026 to 2027-2031, and establishes a new Transportation Statistics Coordination Council to coordinate data collection and analysis across the department's various agencies while eliminating duplicative efforts. The legislation also directs the department to conduct a study on the safety effects of advanced LED headlamp technologies on drivers and vulnerable road users, and requires development of a strategy to increase the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement in road construction. The bill affects transportation researchers, state and local transportation agencies, universities, and the general public through improvements to road safety research and pavement quality standards. Key reports are due within one to three years of enactment, with no specific funding amounts listed in the text.
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