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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4699

BIKE Act of 2025

Biking Safety Education for Students

11 months ago·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

The BIKE Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently sent to a subcommittee for review by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill is actively moving forward as it waits for further study and discussion.

Legislative Progress

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The bill has bipartisan support and focuses on child safety, which is usually popular. However, many small bills like this struggle to get floor time in a busy Congress.

Key Points

  • This bill allows states to use federal grant money to teach elementary and high school students how to ride bicycles safely. This includes hands-on training where students actually practice riding.
  • The Department of Transportation must update its safety guidelines to focus on teaching kids traffic rules and how to navigate roads. These new rules will also emphasize why wearing a helmet is important for staying safe.
  • The government will work with safety experts to create new lessons for schools. These materials will be shared with state education departments to help them start their own programs.
  • Within three years, officials must report back to Congress on how many states are using these programs and if they are working. This helps track whether the money is actually helping kids learn to ride safely.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

3 milestones3 actions
Jul 24, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Jul 23, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Jul 23, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Votes

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News

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Related Bills

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H.R. 9041Related bill

America Bikes Act

May 26 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

BIKE Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 4699
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Sponsor

Cosponsors

(10)
D: 9R: 1

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