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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5783

Introduced

State Actions For Employing Transportation Risk Assessments and Crossing Knowledge Strategies Act

Sponsor
DNellie Pou· New Jersey
Introduced
October 17, 2025
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.December 18, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5783 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5783

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require continued periodic 
reports on highway-rail grade crossing safety, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 17, 2025

Ms. Pou (for herself and Mr. Bost) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require continued periodic 
reports on highway-rail grade crossing safety, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``State Actions For Employing 
Transportation Risk Assessments and Crossing Knowledge Strategies Act'' 
or the ``SAFE TRACKS Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTS ON HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING SAFETY.

Section 20167 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
(6); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) how the State will work with stakeholders, including 
railroads operating in and across the State, to reduce 
pedestrian fatalities, including suicides, along railroad right 
of way, in consultation with mental health and law enforcement 
agencies and entities; and''; and
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``and every 5 years 
thereafter,'' before ``the Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration''.
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