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Highway Funding Transferability Improvement Act

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for increased transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.

Introduced May 13, 2025

Latest action (Jul 23, 2025) Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearings held.

Referred to
Environment and Public Works Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Issues
Economy & Taxes
Legislative subjects (3)
Government trust fundsRoads and highwaysTransportation programs funding

Summary

This bill amends federal highway law to increase the percentage of Federal-aid highway funds that can be transferred between different uses or projects from 50 percent to 75 percent. The increased transferability allows states and transportation agencies greater flexibility in allocating federal highway funding to address different transportation priorities and needs. By allowing more funds to be transferred, the bill aims to improve how federal highway dollars are used at the local and state level.

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)
1 cosponsor

Actions (3)
  1. Jul 23, 2025 Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearings held. · senate
  2. May 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
  3. May 13, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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  • HR 4552 — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 8770 — SAFEGUARDS Act of 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 2378 — SAFEGUARDS Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 6778 — Parkway Safety and Reinvestment Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 6086 — Aviation Funding Solvency Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 4213 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HRES 27 — Expressing opposition to Central Business District Tolling Program of New York City. (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 203 — Red Light Act (shares 2 subjects)

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.

  • HR 4926 — Highway Funding Transferability Improvement Act · Introduced Aug 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 85%
  • S 2789 — Rural Safety Administration Flexibility Act · Introduced Sep 11, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • S 2635 — Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act · Introduced Jul 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • 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 70%
  • HR 4847 — Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act · Introduced Aug 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 5321 — To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the special rule for low emission and energy efficient vehicles facilities, and for other purposes. · Introduced Sep 11, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 13, 2025

Mr. Cramer (for himself and Ms. Alsobrooks) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for increased transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.

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 Funding Transferability Improvement Act”.

SEC. 2. TRANSFERABILITY OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY FUNDS.

Section 126(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “50 percent” and inserting “75 percent”. <all>

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