10/04/2026
Let’s give our elected officials a call on this one to improve cycling infrastructure options and bring bike manufacturing back to the USA and keep our neighbors working 👍🚴🚴🚴👍
📢 A bipartisan bill to boost cycling across the US is still waiting for its first step in Congress.
Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL), co-chairs of the Congressional Bike Caucus, introduced the America Bikes Act (H.R. 9041) in May. It bundles a range of cycling proposals into one federal package built around three goals: keeping riders safe, expanding bike infrastructure, and bringing bike manufacturing back to the United States.
"Cycling is good for people and good for our planet," Thompson said. "It just makes sense that we'd invest in expanding bike access and road safety so more Americans can benefit from cycling."
The act would widen access to federal funding for bike and pedestrian safety projects, support safer routes to school, expand commuting incentives, and connect cycling routes to public transit. It would also create incentives to build bikes on American soil.
The bill was sent to the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways and Means committees on May 26. No further action has been recorded since. To become law, it must pass the House and the Senate, and be signed by the President.
