HR851-119

Introduced

To establish the position of National Roadway Safety Advocate within the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 31, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish the position of National Roadway Safety Advocate within the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Transportation, Education.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD7EFD4ED315A410D9ECB29218B0AE815: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DOT Victim and Survivor Advocate Act.
  • Section H3909D9CA50D141CD87ECECB3086A3FED: 2. Position of National Roadway Safety Advocate In this section: The term Department means the Department of Transportation. The term Secretary means the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish the position of National Roadway Safety Advocate within the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Transportation, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish the position of National Roadway Safety Advocate within the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Transportation Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 31, 2025

Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Transportation Education
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Department" §H3909D9CA50D141CD87ECECB3086A3FED

the Department of Transportation. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. The term stakeholder means— a victim or survivor of a road crash

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