John Boozman (R-AR)
Roadway Safety Modernization Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Roadway Safety Modernization Act of 2025 updates federal law to let grant recipients use advanced technology like predictive data analytics and telematics to improve highway and freight safety. It allows these tools to be used for risk modeling, safety planning, and identifying high-risk road segments. The bill also directs the Secretary of Transportation to create guidelines for data privacy and tool transparency. Additionally, the Administrator must determine if operating standards for intelligent freight transportation systems are necessary.
Yes· 3 of 12
- Scored +5
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?
Integration of predictive analytics and telematics aims to proactively identify and address roadway safety risks.
- Scored +3
Would business owners be better off under this?
Improved freight safety and efficiency support business operations and logistics.
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
Requires guidance to promote transparency and accountability in the use of predictive analytics and telematics.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Road Safety: By allowing the use of predictive analytics and telematics to proactively identify and address roadway safety risks, the bill aims to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Better Freight Safety: The bill enables the use of safety data tools to improve freight safety and support performance-based planning (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Data Privacy Protections: The Secretary of Transportation is required to issue guidance on anonymizing safety data and protecting personally identifiable information (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Accountability in Tech: The bill requires guidance to promote transparency and accountability when using predictive analytics and telematics (Section 2(b)(2)).
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Evidence-Based Planning: The bill encourages using validated methodologies to ensure that safety technologies are reliable and effective (Section 2(b)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens for individuals are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Improved freight safety and efficiency support business operations and logistics. Would children be better off under this? — Improved roadway safety generally benefits all road users, including children. Would people in middle age be better off under this? — Increased road safety reduces fatalities and injuries for all age groups. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Improved safety technology helps identify high-risk roadway segments in rural areas. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — Increased road safety reduces fatalities and injuries for all age groups. Would people in cities be better off under this? — Improved safety technology in urban highway segments reduces city-wide crash rates. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — Increased road safety reduces fatalities and injuries for all age groups.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Requires guidance to promote transparency and accountability in the use of predictive analytics and telematics. Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — Includes mandates to protect personally identifiable information collected for highway safety. Does this make it easier to do business across state lines? — Improving freight transportation systems can enhance the efficiency of interstate commerce.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — Integration of predictive analytics and telematics aims to proactively identify and address roadway safety risks.
- Education And Technology
- Does this give people more control over their personal data? — Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue guidance on anonymizing data and protecting personally identifiable information.
- 5/20/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 12/18/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Cynthia LummisRepublican · Wyoming
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