SMART Infrastructure Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3278 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3278 To require the Secretary of Transportation to develop a centralized, web-based platform for managing, submitting, and tracking documents and processes relating to compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2025 Ms. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to develop a centralized, web-based platform for managing, submitting, and tracking documents and processes relating to compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 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 ``Streamlining Modeling for Advanced, Rapid Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2025'' or the ``SMART Infrastructure Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) Federal permitting processes for infrastructure projects are often delayed due to inefficient coordination, imperfect communication of complex information, manual data handling, and lack of transparency; (2) 2-dimensional paper- and PDF-based project designs impede the effective communication of complex, integrated engineering-based project information to government agencies, project stakeholders, laypersons, and local communities, causing delays in permitting and project delivery; (3) digital twin technology enables real-time, high quality, high resolution, data-driven modeling of infrastructure projects that improves planni