H.R. 8217 119th Congress House

Next Gen Road Safety Act

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for equipment to assist in the prevent… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for equipment to assist in the prevention and de-escalation of high-speed vehicular pursuits.

Introduced: April 9, 2026 Introduced by: Laura Friedman Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Apr 9, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
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Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 filings
SENATE
2 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2 filings
Treasury, Dept of
2 filings
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 4

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Sep 15, 2026

Liccardo, Sam T.

California · May 29, 2026

Figures, Shomari

Alabama · May 19, 2026

Lee, Laurel M.

Florida · Apr 9, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8217: Next Gen Road Safety Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8217/

MLA

"H.R. 8217: Next Gen Road Safety Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8217/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 8217, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8217/.

Markdown link

[H.R. 8217: Next Gen Road Safety Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8217/)