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HR4904Referred to Committee

PHASE Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-08-05
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Norma J. Torres
Norma J. Torres
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (546 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/T000474

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)Original· 2025-08-05
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2026-04-28

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

2025-08-06

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyReferred To · 2025-08-05
  • House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-08-05

Previously

  • Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2025-08-05
  • Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeReferred To · 2025-08-05

Plain-English Summary

Pedestrian Hazard, Awareness, and Safety Expansion Act of 2025 or the PHASE Act of 2025 This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct studies and award grants to improve road safety for pedestrians and vulnerable road users. Specifically, the bill directs NIST to transmit to DOT potential solutions to improve and enhance traffic control devices using innovative technologies in order to better equip vehicle operators (including bicycles) and protect pedestrians and vulnerable road users. In addition, DOT must establish a program to provide grants to cities, Indian tribes, and municipalities to implement infrastructure that improves pedestrian safety (e.g., innovative technology for crosswalks, expanded buffer zones, and upgraded highway traffic signals). DOT must also carry out a study on developing physical alternatives to better protect pedestrians and vulnerable road users from traffic incidents.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Transportation and Public Works
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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