HR 6111 118th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

PHASE Act of 2023

Introduced: October 26, 2023 Introduced by: Torres, Norma J. Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Oct 27, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Oct 26, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

Oct 26, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pedestrian Hazard, Awareness, and Safety Expansion Act of 2023 or the PHASE Act of 2023

This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to take certain actions 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 grant 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.

What's happening now October 27, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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