"The Next Gen Road Safety Act changes that..."
Will advance the Next Gen Road Safety Act to give law enforcement modern tools to de-escalate high-speed pursuits.
Occurrences
Congresswoman Laura Friedman announced the bipartisan Next Gen Road Safety Act, which expands the COPS grant program so law enforcement agencies can access federal funding for modern technology to prevent and de-escalate high-speed vehicular pursuits.
Action Ms. Friedman (for herself and Ms. Lee of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Rep. Friedman Unveils Bipartisan Next Gen Road Safety Act to Give Law Enforcement Modern Tools to De-Escalate High-Speed Pursuits
Evidence
Congresswoman Laura Friedman announced the bipartisan Next Gen Road Safety Act, saying it expands the COPS grant program so law enforcement agencies can access federal funding for modern technology to prevent and de-escalate high-speed vehicular pursuits.
GovInfo lists H.R. 8217 as introduced by Ms. Friedman and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, with the last action date listed as April 9, 2026.
GovInfo records that Ms. Friedman introduced H.R. 8217, the Next Gen Road Safety Act, and that the bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary; the record lists April 9, 2026 as the last action date.
Ms. Friedman introduced the bill; it was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Assessments
The promise was to advance the Next Gen Road Safety Act, not necessarily to enact it. In her current federal term, Laura Friedman introduced H.R. 8217 and the bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee in April 2026. Because she personally sponsored the measure and moved it into the legislative process during the same term, she delivered the promised action to advance the bill, even though it had not yet become law or moved further as of the last recorded action.
Friedman took the concrete legislative step the promise described: she introduced the Next Gen Road Safety Act in the House and it was referred to the Judiciary Committee on April 9, 2026. For this claim, that counts as advancing the bill in her current term, even though the record does not show enactment.
Friedman materially advanced the promised federal legislation during her current House term by unveiling and introducing H.R. 8217, the Next Gen Road Safety Act, with referral to the House Judiciary Committee in April 2026. Because the promise was framed as advancing the Act rather than securing enactment, introduction and sponsorship of the specific bill satisfies the promised action even though the bill had not passed as of the cited record.