# 119-hr-10059: Building Safer Streets Act

119-hr-10059, Building Safer Streets Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10059
- Congress: 119
- Title: Building Safer Streets Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-15

## Summary

**Reorient federal road and transit rules toward explicit multimodal safety and accountability.** The Building Safer Streets Act would require the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration to rewrite design manuals, publish guidance, and add documentation and review rules so pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users are treated as core design priorities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Safe Streets money for small towns: benefit, medium. If enacted, at least 10% of Safe Streets for All program money each year would be set aside for "small community" projects. Eligible projects must cost under $1,000,000 and finish within 5 years. The Department could simplify applications and, when an applicant shows a State or local funding commit…
- New federal bus stop placement rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, FHWA and FTA would jointly issue bus stop placement and stop‑zone design guidelines within 1 year. Transit agencies receiving certain federal grants would get the guidance within 2 years. FHWA would report to Congress within 1 year describing whether and why the agencies adopted the AAS…
- Stronger multimodal design rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, DOT would raise the standard for how projects must account for walking, biking, and transit. The bill would change statutory language to require modes be "accounted for" and "evaluated and, where appropriate, incorporated." FHWA must publish connected‑network guidance within 1 year and…
- Cap on vulnerable user safety targets: cost, low. If enacted, when States set Highway Safety Improvement Program targets, a State could not set its target for vulnerable road user fatalities higher than the number from the previous target period. This rule would apply upon enactment.
- More traffic control transparency and studies: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary must publish documentation explaining any prohibitions in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and request records from the advisory committee. The Government Accountability Office would study how engineers use the Manual and estimate added costs and delays from s…
- New grant rules shift funding to safety: mixed, low. If enacted, some competitive grant applications for projects in urbanized areas would need a documented process showing how walking, biking, and transit were considered. The Department would be barred from counting higher speeds on non‑freeway roads as a travel‑time benefit when scoring projects. T…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10280: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-10059 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10059)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-10280: 9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10280)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10059 (as of 2026-08-15).