[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2917 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2917
To prescribe a process to allow the Secretary of Transportation to make
funding adjustments with respect to highway safety funding, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 19 (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 prescribe a process to allow the Secretary of Transportation to make
funding adjustments with respect to highway safety funding, 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 ``Safety Funding Parity Adjustment Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. HIGHWAY SAFETY FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Transportation.
(2) Section 402 funding.--The term ``section 402 funding''
means funding to carry out section 402 of title 23, United
States Code.
(3) Section 405 funding.--The term ``section 405 funding''
means funding to carry out section 405 of title 23, United
States Code.
(b) Initial Determination.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, before distributing or apportioning any funds for a fiscal year
under section 402 or 405 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary
shall make a determination as to whether, prior to any funding
adjustment under this section, and not counting any transfers of funds
to carry out section 402 of that title from chapter 1 of that title,
there is an increase in section 402 funding or section 405 funding over
the prior fiscal year.
(c) Increases in Section 402 Funding and Section 405 Funding.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary makes a determination
under subsection (b) that there is an increase in section 402
funding and section 405 funding for the current fiscal year
over the prior fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine
whether the percentage increase in section 402 funding for the
current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year is at least 4
times the percentage increase in section 405 funding for the
current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year.
(2) No adjustment.--If the Secretary makes a determination
under paragraph (1) that the percentage increase in section 402
funding for the current fiscal year is at least 4 times the
percentage increase in section 405 funding for the current
fiscal year, the Secretary shall not make a funding adjustment
under this section.
(3) Adjustment required.--If the Secretary does not make a
determination under paragraph (1) that the percentage increase
in section 402 funding for the current fiscal year is at least
4 times the percentage increase in section 405 funding for the
current fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
(A) reduce section 405 funding for the current
fiscal year proportionately and in a total amount that,
when added to section 402 funding for the current
fiscal year, results in a rate of increase in section
402 funding for the current fiscal year over section
402 funding for the prior fiscal year that is 4 times
the percentage increase in section 405 funding for the
current fiscal year over section 405 funding for the
prior fiscal year; and
(B) add the total amount by which section 405
funding for the current fiscal year is reduced under
subparagraph (A) to section 402 funding for the current
fiscal year.
(d) Increase in Section 402 Funding but Not in Section 405
Funding.--If the Secretary makes a determination under subsection (b)
that there is an increase in section 402 funding but not section 405
funding for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year, the
Secretary shall not make a funding adjustment under this section.
(e) No Increase in Section 402 Funding and No Increase in Section
405 Funding.--If the Secretary makes a determination under subsection
(b) that there is no increase in section 402 funding or section 405
funding for the current fiscal year over the prior fiscal year, the
Secretary shall not make a funding adjustment under this section.
(f) No Increase in Section 402 Funding and an Increase in Section
405 Funding.--If the Secretary makes a determination under subsection
(b) that there is an increase in section 405 funding for the current
fiscal year over the prior fiscal year and that section 402 funding for
the current fiscal year is less than the section 402 funding for the
prior fiscal year, the Secretary shall proportionately reduce section
405 funding and increase section 402 funding for the current fiscal
year in accordance with the following:
(1) If the increase in section 405 funding for the current
fiscal year over the prior fiscal year is not sufficient to
bring section 402 funding for the current fiscal year up to the
level of section 402 funding for the prior fiscal year, or
exactly equal to the amount needed to bring section 402 funding
for the current fiscal year up to the level of section 402
funding for the prior fiscal year, then the full amount by
which section 405 funding was increased for the current fiscal
year over the prior fiscal year shall be transferred by the
Secretary to section 402 funding.
(2) If the increase in section 405 funding for the current
fiscal year over the prior fiscal year is more than sufficient
to bring section 402 funding for the current fiscal year up to
the level of section 402 funding for the prior fiscal year, the
section 405 funding for the current fiscal year shall be
proportionately reduced by an amount that, when added to
section 402 funding for the current fiscal year, results in a
percentage increase in section 402 funding for the current
fiscal year over section 402 funding for the prior fiscal year
that is 4 times the percentage increase in section 405 funding
for the current fiscal year over section 405 funding for the
prior fiscal year.
(g) Distribution of Funds.--After making an applicable funding
adjustment under this section, the Secretary shall proceed to the
distribution of section 402 funding and section 405 funding for the
current fiscal year.
(h) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on October 1,
2026.
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