Bridges not Bumpers Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6531 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6531 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring bridge clearance information in certain GPS navigation devices, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2025 Mr. Latimer (for himself, Mr. Bresnahan, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Mackenzie, and Mr. Kennedy of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring bridge clearance information in certain GPS navigation devices, 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 ``Bridges not Bumpers Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DOT BRIDGE CLEARANCE STRIKE WORKING GROUP. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a bridge clearance strike working group to make recommendations on ways to improve public-private data sharing regarding bridge clearance and commercial motor vehicle route data. (b) Membership.--The working group established under subsection (a) shall include representatives from-- (1) the Federal Highway Administration; (2) The Federal Railroad Administration; (3) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (4) State departments of transportation; (5) trucking organizations; (6) producers of GPS navigation systems; (7) law enfor