Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8748 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8748 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out certain activities related to surface transportation research, development, and deployment, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2026 Mr. Fong (for himself and Mrs. Sykes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 carry out certain activities related to surface transportation research, development, and deployment, 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 ``Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION PROGRAMS RELATED TO HIGHWAY AND INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. Subsection (c) of section 503 of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking ``fiscal years 2022 through 2026'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2027 through 2031''; (2) in paragraph (4)(I)(i), by striking ``fiscal years 2022 through 2026'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2027 through 2031''; and (3) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking ``fiscal years 2022 through 2026'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2027 through 2031''. SEC. 3. UPDATE TO TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS PROGRAMS. Section 6302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(3) by