PHASE Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 10/27/2023
Actions
- 2023-10-27Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2023-10-26Referred 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.
- 2023-10-26Referred 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.
- 2023-10-26Introduced in House
- 2023-10-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-10-26 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (16)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Jesús García (D-IL)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
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