# 119-s-1894: SPEED Act

119-s-1894, SPEED Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1894
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1894
- Congress: 119
- Title: SPEED Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Raises dollar thresholds for categorical exclusions for small federal-aid projects.** This bill would double two MAP-21 monetary limits so larger projects may qualify to be treated as categorically excluded from further environmental review. - State and local transportation agencies and project sponsors: Projects receiving limited Federal assistance with costs up to $12 million (subparagraph A) or up to $70 million (subparagraph B) would be eligible for categorical exclusion, expanding which projects could avoid additional environmental assessments. - Communities and environmental stakeholders: More mid-size highway or transit projects could move forward without full environmental reviews, which may reduce the frequency of detailed studies and extended public review for those projects.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher federal limits for local projects: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would raise the dollar cutoffs that let some federally aided transportation projects skip extra environmental review. The new thresholds would be $12 million for one category and $70 million for the other. State, local, and tribal project sponsors could use the higher limits to…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1894 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1894)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-558: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-558)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1894 (as of 2026-09-10).