HR 546119th CongressIn Committee

Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025

Introduced: Jan 16, 2025

Standard Summary

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The Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025 would create a new grant program within the Attorney General’s office to fund civilian traffic violation enforcement. The program aims to shift enforcement duties away from sworn police officers toward civilians or automated traffic monitoring technology. Local, state, and tribal governments could apply for grants to hire civilians or to purchase and deploy traffic monitoring tech. The bill authorizes substantial federal funding ($100 million annually from 2026 through 2031) and requires the program to be established within 180 days of enactment. A key definitional element is that “civilian” means a non–law enforcement employee.

Key Points

1Establishes a civilian traffic violation enforcement grant program to be run by the Attorney General.
2Grants are available to local, state, or tribal government entities to fund enforcement carried out by civilians or by traffic monitoring technology.
3Eligible uses include purchasing civilian-enforcement technology and hiring civilians to enforce traffic laws.
4Authorizes $100,000,000 in annual funding for 2026–2031 to support the program.
5Defines “civilian” as an individual employed by a local/state/tribal government to enforce traffic laws who is not a law enforcement officer; the program must be established within 180 days of enactment.

Impact Areas

Primary: Local, state, and tribal governments implementing civilian traffic enforcement, including hiring civilians and acquiring traffic-monitoring technology; the way traffic violations are enforced on roadways.Secondary: Road users (drivers and pedestrians) who experience traffic enforcement changes; law enforcement agencies whose traditional traffic enforcement role would be reduced or redirected.Additional impacts: Privacy and civil liberties considerations related to traffic monitoring technology; involvement of vendors or contractors supplying technology; potential effects on traffic safety outcomes and community-police relations; federal budgeting and oversight through the Department of Justice.

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