On average, 112 people were killed every day on roads in the U.S., totaling just over 40,901 fatalities in 2023, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
This is a 24 percent increase in deaths in just a decade.
An additional 2.44 million people were injured.
Traffic safety must be improved not weakened.
Oppose anti-safety amendment and provision, H.R. 7148 (FY 2026 THUD funding).
| Amdt. #14 (Massie) | Prohibits use of funds to implement rulemaking for impaired driving prevention technology known as the HALT Law, Sec. 24220, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This law was enacted with bipartisan support to curb a leading killer on our roadways, impaired driving. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) research estimates that passive impaired driving prevention technology will save more than 10,000 lives each year, once widely deployed. The Final Rule to implement this lifesaving technology must be issued with urgency. | OPPOSE |
| Sec. 130 | Prohibits funding to enforce requirements related to electronic logging devices (ELD) for carriers transporting livestock and insects. Truck driver fatigue is a known and serious issue that contributes to truck crashes, fatalities and injuries. ELDs have been required since 2017 and are a proven technology to record hours of service (HOS) and to ensure drivers are not exceeding the maximum hours behind the wheel. | OPPOSE |