This Act may be cited as the Save Our Pedestrians Act of 2026.

Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Set-Aside for high-Risk pedestrian crossings (1) In general Of the funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(3) for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall require that an amount equal to 5 percent of such funds shall be expended on highway safety improvement projects carried out to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities at high-risk pedestrian crossings. (2) High-risk pedestrian crossing defined In this subsection, the term high-risk pedestrian crossing means a pedestrian crossing on a highway identified by the State, in consultation with units of local government within such State, as having a high frequency of injuries or fatalities resulting from an incident between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian..