119-s2895

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2895 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2895

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States and the 
 Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on weather-related 
 hazards and gaps in surface transportation safety, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

 Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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 A BILL

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States and the 
 Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on weather-related 
 hazards and gaps in surface transportation safety, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Weather 
Safety Gap Analysis Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON WEATHER-RELATED HAZARDS AND GAPS IN SURFACE 
 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Comptroller general.--The term ``Comptroller General'' 
 means the Comptroller General of the United States.

    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Transportation.

    (3) Study.--The term ``study'' means the study required 
 under subsection

    (b) .

    (b) Study.--The Comptroller General and the Secretary shall conduct 
a joint study on--

    (1) weather-related hazards; and

    (2) gaps in surface transportation safety relating to 
 weather-related hazards.
            (c) Requirements.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller and the 
Secretary shall consider and evaluate--

    (1)
        (A) Federal programs (including pilot programs) and 
 grants that address weather-related transportation safety; and
        (B) whether and the extent to which those programs and 
 grants--
            (i) reduce crash risk;
            (ii) reach rural areas; and
            (iii) support real-time traveler notification;

    (2)
        (A) State, local, and Tribal practices for integrating 
 weather data with traffic management; and
        (B) any barriers to such integration;

    (3) the role of emergency management, law enforcement, and 
 incident command in closure or evacuation relating to weather-
 related hazards;

    (4) any resource constraints, including with respect to 
 information technology, with respect to enhancing surface 
 transportation safety with respect to weather-related hazards;

    (5) cost-benefit estimates for proposed interventions for 
 enhancing surface transportation safety with respect to 
 weather-related hazards;

    (6) relevant privacy considerations;

    (7) best practices relating to weather-related hazards and 
 surface transportation safety; and

    (8) any legislative or administrative recommendations to 
 close any gaps in surface transportation safety identified.
            (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller and the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a joint report describing the results of the study, 
including any legislative or administrative recommendations to close 
any gaps in surface transportation safety identified.
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