Need for Speed Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
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Summary
Creates a national infrastructure intelligence tool that would combine federal, state, local, and public private data to identify where congestion occurs, explain its causes, quantify impacts, and guide faster deployment of mitigation investments and operations.
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- Commuters and drivers would benefit from a consistent data source that pinpoints congested locations, provides context for causes, and quantifies congestion impacts so agencies can target fixes.
- Freight operators and truck drivers would gain access to integrated freight data including origin‑destination travel, commodity flows, and truck parking demand and supply to inform mobility and parking decisions.
- State and local transportation agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional planners would receive an annually updated tool aligned to the official highway performance monitoring system for performance measurement and investment decisions.
*Authorizes $50.0 million from the Highway Trust Fund, available over 5 fiscal years, to develop and maintain the tool.*
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National road data tool for planners
This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to develop and run a national infrastructure intelligence tool. The Secretary would engage a university transportation research institute and coordinate with federal agencies and State departments of transportation. The tool would align with the official highway performance monitoring system and include specified public datasets, such as a national speed dataset with at least three years of data and a national vehicle origin-and-destination dataset with at least three years of data. It would also include crash and safety data, asset condition data, commodity type/tonnage/value, and truck parking demand and supply where available. The Secretary would update the tool at least once a year and consult State DOTs and transportation groups. The bill would authorize $50 million from the Highway Trust Fund, available for five fiscal years and in addition to other funds for this purpose.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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