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HR7776Referred to Committee

Highway Formula Fairness Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-03-03
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Chip Roy
Chip Roy
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 83.0% (524 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/R000614

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)Original· 2026-03-03
  • Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14)Original· 2026-03-03

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

2026-03-04

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2026-03-03

Plain-English Summary

This bill would change how the federal government distributes highway funding to states, likely shifting money between regions based on new formulas for calculating each state's share. The changes would affect state transportation departments, local governments, and construction companies that build and maintain roads, as some states would receive more federal highway dollars while others would receive less. The goal appears to be making the funding system fairer by adjusting how factors like population, road usage, or maintenance needs are weighted in the distribution formula.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Transportation and Public Works
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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