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Highway Formula Fairness Act

To modify a provision relating to adjustments of certain State apportionments for Federal highway programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced Mar 3, 2026

Latest action (Mar 4, 2026) Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Issues
Economy & Taxes

Summary

This bill would modify the formula for apportioning federal highway program funding to states beginning in fiscal year 2026. State allocations would be calculated using fiscal year 2012 as the baseline, with each state's initial share determined by the proportion of highway apportionments it received that year. The bill would adjust state allocations to ensure each state receives at least 95 percent of its applicable percentage, which is calculated based on the proportion of highway user tax payments that state contributes to the federal Highway Trust Fund relative to all states. The Secretary of Transportation would implement these new apportionment amounts on October 1 of each fiscal year. The bill applies to federal highway programs including sections 119, 133, 148, 149, 167, 175, and 176(c), as well as section 134.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Chip Roy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $112,464
  • SBG $13,200
  • HUFFINES COMMUNITIES $10,250
  • Q2 BANKING $9,900
  • WOODFOREST FINANCIAL GROUP $8,700

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Chip Roy → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. Mar 4, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
  2. Mar 3, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  3. Mar 3, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 3972 — Highway Formula Fairness Act · Introduced Mar 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 87%
  • S 3786 — Balance the Highway Trust Fund Act · Introduced Feb 5, 2026 · Cong. 119 74%
  • HR 8348 — To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the amounts States are guaranteed under the highway apportionment formula, and for other purposes. · Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 74%
  • HR 7437 — BASICS Act · Introduced Feb 9, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 8785 — Medium Transit Intensive Cities Authorization Act of 2026 · Introduced May 13, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 8252 — Gas Tax Reduction Act · Introduced Apr 13, 2026 · Cong. 119 66%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 3, 2026

Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To modify a provision relating to adjustments of certain State apportionments for Federal highway programs, 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 “Highway Formula Fairness Act”.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO CERTAIN STATE APPORTIONMENT AMOUNTS.

Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

“(c) Calculation of Amounts.—

“(1) State share.—For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount for each State of combined apportionments for sections 119, 133, 148, 149, 167, 175, 176(c), and to carry out section 134 shall be determined as follows:

“(A) Initial amount.—The initial amount for each State shall be determined by multiplying the total amount available for apportionment by the share for each State, which shall be equal to the proportion that—

“(i) the amount of apportionments that the State received for fiscal year 2012; bears to

“(ii) the amount of those apportionments received by all States for that fiscal year.

“(B) Adjustments to amounts.—

“(i) In general.—The initial amounts resulting from the calculation under subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted to ensure that, for each State, the amount of combined apportionments for the programs shall not be less than an amount equal to—

“(I) 95 percent of the applicable percentage; multiplied by

“(II) the total amount of funds available for apportionment.

“(ii) Applicable percentage.—For purposes of this subparagraph, the applicable percentage shall be an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to the quotient of—

“(I) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the State that were paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the most recent fiscal year for which data are available; divided by

“(II) the estimated total tax payments attributable to users in all States that were paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for that fiscal year.

“(2) State apportionment.—On October 1 of each fiscal year described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall apportion the sum authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the programs under sections 119, 133, 148, 149, 167, 175, 176(c), and to carry out section 134 in accordance with paragraph

(1).”. <all>

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