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Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act
To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase flexibility for emergency relief projects, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal highway law to increase flexibility for transportation emergency relief projects by extending the deadline for advancing projects to the construction obligation stage. Projects now have until six fiscal years after either the Governor's declaration of emergency or the President's declaration of major disaster, whichever is later. The Secretary of Transportation can grant up to one-year extensions at the Governor's request and may grant additional extensions if the Governor provides suitable justification. The bill also requires the Secretary to update the Emergency Relief Manual of the Federal Highway Administration every two years and make it publicly available to state transportation departments and the public.
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Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Garamendi’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $17,600
- EDISON CHOUEST OFFSHORE $13,200
- THE DUTRA GROUP $10,900
- SINGH SEMICONDUCTORS $10,000
- HALL FINANCIAL GROUP $9,367
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Actions (4)
- Aug 2, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- Aug 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Aug 1, 2025 Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E748)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 2025
Mr. Garamendi (for himself and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase flexibility for emergency relief projects, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act”.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY EMERGENCY RELIEF.
Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(h) Imposition of Deadline.—
“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not require any project funded under this section to advance to the construction obligation stage before the date that is the last day of the sixth fiscal year after the later of—
“(A) the date on which the Governor declared the emergency, as described in subsection (d)(1)(A); and
“(B) the date on which the President declared the emergency to be a major disaster, as described in that subsection.
“(2) Extension of deadline.—If the Secretary imposes a deadline for advancement to the construction obligation stage pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may—
“(A) on the request of the Governor of the State, issue an extension of not more than 1 year to complete the advancement; and
“(B) issue additional extensions after the expiration of any extension, if the Secretary determines the Governor of the State has provided suitable justification to warrant such an extension.
“(i) Emergency Relief Manuals.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—
“(1) update the Emergency Relief Manual of the Federal Highway Administration;
“(2) provide the updated Manual to each State department of transportation; and
“(3) make the updated Manual publicly available on a website of the Secretary.”. <all>
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