# 119-s-3871: Preventing Roadside and Work Zone Deaths Act of 2026

119-s-3871, Preventing Roadside and Work Zone Deaths Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3871
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preventing Roadside and Work Zone Deaths Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would improve roadside and work zone safety** by expanding who is covered by federal highway safety programs, broadening injury and fatality data collection, and creating two multi-stakeholder working groups to reduce crashes and injuries. - Motorists, passengers, and pedestrians would be included in the Highway Safety Improvement Program when crashes involve disabled vehicles, making those incidents eligible for HSIP-funded safety activities. - Workers and roadside responders would see stronger public awareness for Move Over/Slow Down laws that explicitly name workers, disabled vehicles, and machinery, and a Work Zone Crash Working Group would develop safety solutions and encourage better use of contingency funds. - Federal and state agencies, researchers, and safety planners would get more detailed roadside and work zone fatality data under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act framework, plus a Disabled Vehicle Crash Working Group to publish data, promote sharing with NHTSA, adopt Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria, and provide annual progress updates and FHWA reporting on contingency fund use.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More safety for disabled vehicles: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make people in disabled vehicles and nearby pedestrians eligible for projects under the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program. It would direct the Secretary of Transportation and OSHA to form a Disabled Vehicle Crash Working Group with industry, safety, health, and l…
- Stronger work zone safety data and awareness: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require injury health data to explicitly include roadside and work zone deaths. It would broaden Move Over and Slow Down public awareness messages to name motorists, disabled vehicles, workers, vehicles, and machinery in work zones. The Secretary of Transportation, OSHA,…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3871 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3871)

## Related
- [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3871 (as of 2026-09-10).