# 119-hr-3712: Complete Streets Act of 2025

119-hr-3712, Complete Streets Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3712
- Congress: 119
- Title: Complete Streets Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Creates a national Complete Streets program at the Department of Transportation to fund and guide safer, more accessible streets for people of all ages and abilities, with an emphasis on equitable benefits for underserved communities.** It sets design standards, a competitive grant and technical assistance process, and requires States and eligible local entities to adopt complete streets policies and prioritization plans. - People who walk, bike, or take transit will see more sidewalks, crosswalks, protected bike lanes, lighting, and other accessible pedestrian features, and accessibility standards will be updated to address vision, hearing, cognitive, and language needs. Design standards must be issued within 180 days and apply to many federal-aid metropolitan projects starting in 2 years. - States and metropolitan planning organizations must adopt governance and certification arrangements and meet minimum policy standards to participate. A State that does not certify is ineligible for the national grant program. - Local entities can get technical assistance up to $100,000 per year and compete for design and construction grants. Individual State grant obligations are capped at the lesser of $20 million or 20 percent of State-level program funding, and each State must obligate 5 percent of specified federal apportioned funds to support the program.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to communities for safer streets: benefit, high. Each State would have to start a competitive Complete Streets program by October 1 of the second full fiscal year after enactment. States would have to begin awarding grants by October 1 of the third full fiscal year. Cities, Tribes, MPOs, transit agencies, and nonprofits could seek design help and…
- Nationwide safer street design rules: benefit, high. DOT would set Complete Streets design standards within 180 days and publish guidance within one year. Many Federal‑aid projects in metro areas with transit that use 23 U.S.C. 104(b) funds, are new construction or reconstruction, or cost over $10,000,000 would have to follow the standards starting t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3712 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3712)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3712 (as of 2026-09-26).