[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3906 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3906
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
Transportation to develop a national infrastructure intelligence tool
for congestion mitigation, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 24, 2026
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Ms. Alsobrooks) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works
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A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
Transportation to develop a national infrastructure intelligence tool
for congestion mitigation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Need for Speed Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INTELLIGENCE TOOL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 505 the following:
``Sec. 506. National infrastructure intelligence tool
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with relevant
Federal agencies and departments, as appropriate, shall engage with a
university-based transportation research institute with a history of
research related to traffic and freight mobility, safety, freight and
supply chains (including truck parking), asset conditions, congestion
mitigation, performance measurement and management, and data
integration, to develop and maintain a national infrastructure
intelligence tool with consistent data aligned to a roadway inventory
network database, such as the official public highway performance
monitoring system, for use by the Department of Transportation, State
and local transportation agencies, metropolitan planning organizations,
other transportation agencies, coalitions of public agencies, and
regional planning agencies.
``(b) Purpose.--The tool developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall
serve as a consistent and ongoing national congestion mitigation
resource to leverage and integrate relevant Federal, State, local, and
private, but publicly available, data sets with the official public
highway performance monitoring system or roadway inventory network--
``(1) to identify the locations of congestion;
``(2) to provide context to determine the cause of
congestion;
``(3) to quantify impacts of congestion; and
``(4) to enable the expeditious deployment of congestion
mitigation resources through investment and operational
decisions.
``(c) Components.--In developing the tool pursuant to subsection
(a), the Secretary shall leverage and include the following types of
publicly available data sources and measures:
``(1) The official highway performance monitoring system or
roadway inventory network used by States and the Department of
Transportation.
``(2) The following data sources, leveraging existing data
sources to the extent possible, which shall be aligned with the
official highway performance monitoring system or roadway
inventory network:
``(A) A national speed data set, including
operating speeds and posted speed limits, with not less
than 3 years of historical data for all available
public, paved roads functionally classified 1 through
6.
``(B) A national vehicle origin and destination
information dataset with not less than 3 years of
historical data on all public road travel.
``(C) Crash and other relevant safety data.
``(D) Asset condition data, such as data available
in the Highway Performance Monitoring System dataset of
the Federal Highway Administration.
``(E) Commodity data, including type, tonnage, and
value of commodities on the roadway.
``(F) Truck parking demand and supply data, as
available.
``(3) Federal congestion performance measurement resources,
such as the Urban Congestion Report of the Federal Highway
Administration and related performance measurement materials.
``(4) The performance measures for safety and
infrastructure condition established pursuant to section
150(c).
``(5) The Freight Mobility Trends tool of the Federal
Highway Administration.
``(6) The Urban Mobility Report of the Texas A&M
Transportation Institute.
``(7) Relevant State and local congestion and
infrastructure intelligence tools, as appropriate, such as--
``(A) the Texas Department of Transportation Texas
Top 100 Congested Road Segments annual assessment and
the associated Texas Assessment of Congested Roadways
Tool;
``(B) the Texas Congestion Management Process
Assessment Tool;
``(C) the Texas Truck Congestion Analysis Tool;
``(D) the University of Maryland Center for
Advanced Transportation Technology Lab causes of
congestion tool and methodology;
``(E) the Texas Freight Fluidity Tool;
``(F) the Maryland Department of Transportation
Truck Parking Tool;
``(G) the Maryland Roadway Performance Tool; and
``(H) the University of Maryland Center for
Advanced Transportation Technology Lab Regional
Integrated Transportation Information System resource.
``(8) Other relevant sources, new data, and measures, as
determined appropriate by the Secretary.
``(d) Updates.--The Secretary shall update the tool developed
pursuant to subsection (a) as necessary, but not less frequently than
annually.
``(e) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with State
departments of transportation, transportation advocacy organizations,
and other appropriate organizations, as determined by the Secretary, in
the development of the tool pursuant to subsection (a).
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) $50,000,000 to carry out this section.
``(2) Availability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be
available for a period of 5 fiscal years.
``(3) Additional funds.--Amounts made available under
paragraph (1) shall be in addition to any amounts otherwise
made available to carry out this section, including through an
appropriations Act.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 505 the
following:
``506. National infrastructure intelligence tool.''.
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