# 119-s-1828: Safe Routes Improvement Act

119-s-1828, Safe Routes Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1828
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe Routes Improvement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**This bill would require States to designate a Safe Routes to School Coordinator** who serves as the program's point of contact and would bar the Secretary of Transportation from assigning duties beyond what Congress authorizes. - State departments of transportation would have to name a coordinator, publish that person's contact information on the State DOT website, and fill any vacancy within 180 days. - States could pick an existing State employee to serve as coordinator and may use funds made available under section 133(h) or section 148 to pay the coordinator's salary. - Schools, parents, and local communities would get a single listed point of contact for Safe Routes to School questions and coordination. - The bill also removes paragraph (3) of section 208(g) of title 23, United States Code, as a statutory change.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- State Safe Routes Coordinator Required: benefit, low. If enacted, each State would have to name a Safe Routes to School coordinator. That person would serve as the State program's main contact. The Secretary would be barred from making the coordinator do duties not authorized by Congress. A State could designate an existing State employee as the coord…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-4280: SAFE Act
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1828 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1828)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-4280: SAFE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4280)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1828 (as of 2026-11-01).