# 119-s-2901: Safer Emergency and Evacuation Routes Response Act of 2025

119-s-2901, Safer Emergency and Evacuation Routes Response Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2901
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safer Emergency and Evacuation Routes Response Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Create a voluntary pilot to link real-time wildfire hazard alerts with state and local traffic systems.** This bill would have the Department of Transportation pilot ways to automatically relay roadway closures, detours, and evacuation routes to drivers during wildfire events. - Drivers and families: Participating drivers would get automatic notifications about wildfire-related closures, detours, and evacuation routes aimed at improving timeliness and accuracy of alerts. - State and local traffic managers: States can choose to join and tailor integrations to their existing traffic management and traveler information systems while using existing data standards. - Federal coordination and oversight: The Department of Transportation would run the pilot with NOAA and the Forest Service, may use existing surface transportation research and development funds, and must report to Congress within two years after the pilot starts on how well driver notifications improved.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pilot linking wildfire alerts to drivers: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Transportation would set up a voluntary pilot to link real-time National Weather Service wildfire alerts with State and local traffic and traveler systems. The pilot would help participating States automatically send drivers warnings about road closures, detours, and ev…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2901 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2901)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-306)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2901 (as of 2026-09-10).