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HR 6111 118th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

PHASE Act of 2023

Introduced: November 2, 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
Introduced in House
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.
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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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13
D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · May 21, 2024
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 14, 2024
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Apr 2, 2024
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 12, 2024
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Mar 7, 2024
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 5, 2024
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 13, 2024
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 13, 2024
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 6, 2024
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Nov 13, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Nov 13, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Nov 6, 2023
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 2, 2023
Napolitano, Grace
· Nov 2, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 26, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6111: PHASE Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6111/
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"H.R. 6111: PHASE Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6111/.
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H.R. 6111, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6111/.
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