# 119-hr-6531: Bridges not Bumpers Act of 2025

119-hr-6531, Bridges not Bumpers Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6531
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bridges not Bumpers Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Improve bridge clearance data sharing and routing for large vehicles.** This bill would create a federal working group, a national clearinghouse, and a grants program to reduce bridge strikes by improving GPS routing, driver education, rental vehicle labeling, and public-private data sharing. - Renters and rental companies: Would require covered rental vehicles to be clearly labeled with height and weight and would require rental companies to notify renters about vehicle height and to warn them to watch for road signs. - Commercial drivers and carriers: Would support a national education campaign and stronger driver training on bridge strikes and would consider adding bridge-strike material to commercial driver's license tests. - State and local transportation agencies, GPS makers, and railroads: Would convene a working group to share bridge clearance and truck route data and to resolve liability and funding questions. It would create a National Clearinghouse and authorize $5.0 million for it and $5.0 million per year in grants for FY2026–2030 to fund mitigation research and projects in high-incidence states. *Would increase federal spending by about $30.0 million, including a $5.0 million clearinghouse and $5.0 million per year for grants from FY2026–2030.*

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- DOT working group on bridge clearances: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to set up a Bridge Clearance Strike Working Group. The group would include FHWA, FRA, FMCSA, State DOTs, trucking groups, GPS makers, law enforcement, rental vehicle companies, and railroad carriers. The group would make recommendations on GPS…
- GPS companies immune for government data: benefit, low. This bill would make a GPS administrator immune from civil lawsuits for any injury that results from including bridge, tunnel, or underpass clearance heights when that clearance information was provided by a State or the Federal Government. The immunity would only cover injuries tied to inclusion o…
- Bridge strike clearinghouse and grants: benefit, low. This bill would create a National Clearinghouse for Bridge and Tunnel Clearance Strikes modeled on NCHRP 08-139. It would authorize $5,000,000 to set up and run the clearinghouse. The bill would also create a grant program using the clearinghouse to fund research to identify locations for mitigatio…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6531 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6531)

## Related
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6531 (as of 2026-04-21).