Complete Streets Act of 2025
U.S. Congress · HR3712 ·
What the bill says
Introduced 2025-06-04. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Summary (plain-language)
Complete Streets Act of 2025 This bill supports the development of safe and accessible roads through complete streets design and construction grants, policies, and design standards. Under the bill, a complete street means a public road that provides safe and accessible travel options for multiple travel modes (e.g., walking, cycling, transit, mobility devices, automobiles, and freight) for people of all ages, abilities, and disabilities. In general, each state must establish a competitive grant program that provides a portion of its federal highway funds to eligible entities for complete streets grants and technical assistance. Eligible entities include local and tribal governments, local agencies, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and nonprofit organizations. An eligible entity must develop a complete streets policy and a prioritization plan. The state or an MPO must approve the policy and plan. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must develop complete streets benchmarks and guidance for states and eligible entities. In addition, DOT and the Department of Justice must update and adopt certain accessibility standards (e.g., by including provisions for cognitive ability and language access). Further, DOT must require each state and MPO to adopt and implement design standards for the safe and adequate accommodation of all surface transportation network users. DOT must also establish complete streets design standards for federal projects and phase in their adoption, with exemptions for certain roadways, facilities, and projects. The standards must include (1) dedicated, protected bike lanes; (2) requirements for sidewalks and crosswalks; and (3) guidelines for lighting and signalization to promote safety.
Sponsors
- Steve Cohen (primary)
- Jake Auchincloss
- Troy A. Carter
- Adriano Espaillat
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Josh Gottheimer
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- George Latimer
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Mike Thompson
- Dina Titus
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-06-04 — XML
What analysts say
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What politicians say
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. |
| 2025-06-04 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-06-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
Lobbying on this bill
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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION | Q2 2026 | $660,000 | |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | Q2 2026 | $400,000 | |
| AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION | Q1 2026 | $350,000 | |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | Q1 2026 | $290,000 | |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS | Q1 2026 | $105,793 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.