Governors Highway Safety Association
The States' Voice on Highway Safety

Surface transportation bill will shape the U.S. transportation outlook

A hearing in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Media Coverage
January 29, 2026

Preserving public transit funding, increasing safety and issues of local and state control are among stakeholder priorities. Can lawmakers forge a bipartisan path forward?

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Governors Highway Safety Association Senior Director of Government Relations and Policy Daniel Zimmerman said funding must be maintained, “but, ideally, continue to increase because there’s obviously a long way to go on improving safety on our roads.”